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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1606
Book Description
United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1606
Book Description
United States Government Publications, a Monthly Catalog
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index.
Man of the Century
Author: John Ramsden
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231131063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Man of the Century is the often surprising story of how Winston Churchill, in the last years of his life, carefully crafted his reputation for posterity, revealing him to be perhaps the twentieth century's first, and most gifted, "spin doctor." Ramsden draws on fresh material and extensive research on three continents to argue that the statesman's force of personality and romantic, imperial notion of Britain has contributed directly to many of the political debates of the last decades--including American involvement in Vietnam and the role of the Anglo-American alliance in promoting and protecting a certain vision of world order.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231131063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Man of the Century is the often surprising story of how Winston Churchill, in the last years of his life, carefully crafted his reputation for posterity, revealing him to be perhaps the twentieth century's first, and most gifted, "spin doctor." Ramsden draws on fresh material and extensive research on three continents to argue that the statesman's force of personality and romantic, imperial notion of Britain has contributed directly to many of the political debates of the last decades--including American involvement in Vietnam and the role of the Anglo-American alliance in promoting and protecting a certain vision of world order.
Sunset Limited
Author: Richard J. Orsi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520940865
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. This magisterial history tells the full story of the Southern Pacific for the first time, shattering myths about the company that have prevailed to this day. A landmark account, Sunset Limited explores the railroad's development and influence—especially as it affected land settlement, agriculture, water policy, and the environment—and offers a new perspective on the tremendous, often surprising, role the company played in shaping the American West. Based on his unprecedented and extensive research into the company's historical archives, Richard Orsi finds that, contrary to conventional understanding, the Southern Pacific Company identified its corporate well-being with population growth and social and economic development in the railroad's hinterland. As he traces the complex and shifting intersections between corporate and public interest, Orsi documents the railroad's little-known promotion of land distribution, small-scale farming, scientific agriculture, and less wasteful environmental practices and policies—including water conservation and wilderness and recreational parklands preservation. Meticulously researched, lucidly written, and judiciously balanced, Sunset Limited opens a new window onto the American West in a crucial phase of its development and will forever change our perceptions of one of the largest and most important western corporations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520940865
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. This magisterial history tells the full story of the Southern Pacific for the first time, shattering myths about the company that have prevailed to this day. A landmark account, Sunset Limited explores the railroad's development and influence—especially as it affected land settlement, agriculture, water policy, and the environment—and offers a new perspective on the tremendous, often surprising, role the company played in shaping the American West. Based on his unprecedented and extensive research into the company's historical archives, Richard Orsi finds that, contrary to conventional understanding, the Southern Pacific Company identified its corporate well-being with population growth and social and economic development in the railroad's hinterland. As he traces the complex and shifting intersections between corporate and public interest, Orsi documents the railroad's little-known promotion of land distribution, small-scale farming, scientific agriculture, and less wasteful environmental practices and policies—including water conservation and wilderness and recreational parklands preservation. Meticulously researched, lucidly written, and judiciously balanced, Sunset Limited opens a new window onto the American West in a crucial phase of its development and will forever change our perceptions of one of the largest and most important western corporations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The Liberator Legend
Author: Philip A. St. John
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0938021990
Category : B-24 (Bomber)
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0938021990
Category : B-24 (Bomber)
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Tan Kah-kee: The Making Of An Overseas Chinese Legend (Revised Edition)
Author: Ching-fatt Yong
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814447919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
For a Chinese immigrant in South-East Asia to make good is not unique, but what is unique in Tan Kah-kee's case is his enormous contribution to employment and economic development in Singapore and Malaya. He was the only Chinese in history to have single-handedly founded a private university in Amoy and financially maintained it for sixteen years. He was the only Hua-ch'iao of his generation to have led the Chinese in South-East Asia to help China to resist the Japanese invasion in a concerted and coordinated manner. Moreover, he was the only Hua-ch'iao leader to have played both Singapore and China politics and affairs in close quarters, rubbing shoulders with British governors, Chinese officials and commanders. Finally, it is important to point out that Tan Kah-kee was the only Hua-ch'iao in his times to have combined his Pang, community and political power and influences for the advancement of community, regional and national goals.This is an in-depth study of not just Tan Kah-kee per se but also the making of a legend through his deeds, self-sacrifices, fortitude and foresight. This revised edition sheds new light on his political agonies in Mao's China over campaigns against capitalists and intellectuals. Moreover, it analyses more comprehensively the varied legacies of Tan Kah-kee, including his successors, the style of his non-partisan political leadership, his educational strategy for nation-building, social change and “the Spirit of Tan Kah-kee”, currently in vogue in his home province, Fukien.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814447919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
For a Chinese immigrant in South-East Asia to make good is not unique, but what is unique in Tan Kah-kee's case is his enormous contribution to employment and economic development in Singapore and Malaya. He was the only Chinese in history to have single-handedly founded a private university in Amoy and financially maintained it for sixteen years. He was the only Hua-ch'iao of his generation to have led the Chinese in South-East Asia to help China to resist the Japanese invasion in a concerted and coordinated manner. Moreover, he was the only Hua-ch'iao leader to have played both Singapore and China politics and affairs in close quarters, rubbing shoulders with British governors, Chinese officials and commanders. Finally, it is important to point out that Tan Kah-kee was the only Hua-ch'iao in his times to have combined his Pang, community and political power and influences for the advancement of community, regional and national goals.This is an in-depth study of not just Tan Kah-kee per se but also the making of a legend through his deeds, self-sacrifices, fortitude and foresight. This revised edition sheds new light on his political agonies in Mao's China over campaigns against capitalists and intellectuals. Moreover, it analyses more comprehensively the varied legacies of Tan Kah-kee, including his successors, the style of his non-partisan political leadership, his educational strategy for nation-building, social change and “the Spirit of Tan Kah-kee”, currently in vogue in his home province, Fukien.
The Legend of Federal-Mogul
Author: Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher: Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A century ago, the automobile industry stood poised to reshape the American landscape. The Legend of Federal-Mogul recounts this compelling period in industrial history through the story of Federal-Mogul, one of the world's largest manufacturers of automobile components. Under the leadership of founders H. Gray Muzzy and Edward Lyon, the company began by supplying bearings to the first automobile companies, but quickly diversified into engine seals, lighting systems and braking components. Today, led by Chairman and CEO Dick Snell, with sales of almost $7 billion, the company has stayed true to its roots while emerging as a global systems supplier that works in close partnership with major automakers.
Publisher: Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A century ago, the automobile industry stood poised to reshape the American landscape. The Legend of Federal-Mogul recounts this compelling period in industrial history through the story of Federal-Mogul, one of the world's largest manufacturers of automobile components. Under the leadership of founders H. Gray Muzzy and Edward Lyon, the company began by supplying bearings to the first automobile companies, but quickly diversified into engine seals, lighting systems and braking components. Today, led by Chairman and CEO Dick Snell, with sales of almost $7 billion, the company has stayed true to its roots while emerging as a global systems supplier that works in close partnership with major automakers.
The Comic Art of War
Author: Christina M. Knopf
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786498358
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
For military cartoonists the absurdity of war inspires a laugh-or-cry response and provides an endless source of un-funny amusement. Cartoons by hundreds of artists-at-arms from more than a dozen countries and spanning two centuries are included in this study--the first to consider such a broad range of military comics. War and military life are examined through the inside jokes of the men and women who served. The author analyzes themes of culture, hierarchy, enemies and allies, geography, sexuality, combat, and civilian relations and describes how comics function within a community. A number of artists included were known for their work with Disney, Marvel Comics, the New Yorker and Madison Avenue but many lesser known artists are recognized.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786498358
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
For military cartoonists the absurdity of war inspires a laugh-or-cry response and provides an endless source of un-funny amusement. Cartoons by hundreds of artists-at-arms from more than a dozen countries and spanning two centuries are included in this study--the first to consider such a broad range of military comics. War and military life are examined through the inside jokes of the men and women who served. The author analyzes themes of culture, hierarchy, enemies and allies, geography, sexuality, combat, and civilian relations and describes how comics function within a community. A number of artists included were known for their work with Disney, Marvel Comics, the New Yorker and Madison Avenue but many lesser known artists are recognized.
Hawaiian Legends in English
Author: A. Grove Day
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824885007
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Over the past two centuries, a considerable number of Hawaiian legends have been translated into English. Although this material has been the subject of studies in anthropology, ethnology, and comparative mythology, no study has been made made of the translations and the translators themselves. Nor has a definitive bibliography of published translations been compiled. The purpose of this volume is to provide an extensive, annotated bibliography of both primary translations and secondary retellings in English, together with a historical and critical study of the more important translations.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824885007
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Over the past two centuries, a considerable number of Hawaiian legends have been translated into English. Although this material has been the subject of studies in anthropology, ethnology, and comparative mythology, no study has been made made of the translations and the translators themselves. Nor has a definitive bibliography of published translations been compiled. The purpose of this volume is to provide an extensive, annotated bibliography of both primary translations and secondary retellings in English, together with a historical and critical study of the more important translations.
The Spectator
Author:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description