Author: John Jay Chapman
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Category : Political ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Author: John Jay Chapman
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Author: John Jay Chapman
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Category : Aesthetics
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Author: Michael Knox Beran
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643137077
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 481

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An examination of WASP culture through the lives of some of its most prominent figures. Envied and lampooned, misunderstood and yet distinctly American, WASPs are as much a culture, socioeconomic and ethnic designation, and state of mind. Charming, witty, and vigorously researced, WASPS traces the rise and fall of this distinctly American phenomenon through the lives of prominent icons from Henry Adams and Theodore Roosevelt to George Santayana and John Jay Chapman. Throughout this dynamic story, Beran chronicles the efforts of WASPs to better the world around them as well as the struggles of these WASPs to break free from their restrictive culture. The death of George H. W. Bush brought about reflections on the end of patrician WASP culture, where privilege reigned, but so did a genuine desire to use that privilege for public service. In the time of Trump—who is the antithesis of true WASP culture—people look at the John Kerry, Bobby Kennedy, and Philip and Kay Grahams of the world with wistfulness. And even though we are a more diverse and pluralistic nation now than ever before, there is something about WASP culture that remains enduringly aspirational and fascinating. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century, Beran’s saga dramatizes the evolving American aristocracy that forever changed a nation—and what we can still glean from WASP culture as we enter a new era.

Author: John Jay Chapman
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Author: Chanler A (Chanler Armstron Chapman
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014580443
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: John Jay Chapman
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: Susan Howe
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811214100
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Howe's historical linkings, resonant with the sorrows of love and loss and the tragedies of war, create a compelling canvas of associations.

Author: Howard Means
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439178267
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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“Finally, the cliché is peeled away and the essence of this utterly American character is so revealing. John Chapman comes alive here and it is a thrilling experience to escape the specific gravity of the decades of myth” (Ken Burns). This portrait of Johnny Appleseed restores the flesh-and-blood man beneath the many myths. It captures the boldness of an iconic American and the sadness of his last years, as the frontier marched past him, ever westward. And it shows how death liberated the legend and made of Johnny a barometer of the nation’s feelings about its own heroic past and the supposed Eden it once had been. Howard Means does for America’s inner frontier what Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage did for its western one.

Author: John Jay Chapman
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Category : Greek drama
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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