Author: Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher: VNR AG
ISBN: 9780810391772
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Arranged alphabetically from "Alice of Dunk's Ferry" to "Jean Childs Young," this volume profiles 312 Black American women who have achieved national or international prominence.
Notable Black American Women
Author: Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher: VNR AG
ISBN: 9780810391772
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Arranged alphabetically from "Alice of Dunk's Ferry" to "Jean Childs Young," this volume profiles 312 Black American women who have achieved national or international prominence.
Publisher: VNR AG
ISBN: 9780810391772
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Arranged alphabetically from "Alice of Dunk's Ferry" to "Jean Childs Young," this volume profiles 312 Black American women who have achieved national or international prominence.
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Lou Henry Hoover
Author: Dale C. Mayer
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590338063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The first ever biography of Herbert Hoover's First Lady.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590338063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The first ever biography of Herbert Hoover's First Lady.
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Hidden White House
Author: Robert Klara
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250022932
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The little-known story of the White House’s gutting and renovation during the Truman presidency: “Delightful and informative . . . plenty of entertaining drama.” —Publishers Weekly In 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House’s second floor, almost plunged through the ceiling of the Blue Room into a tea party for the Daughters of the American Revolution. A handpicked team of the country’s top architects conducted a secret inspection of the troubled mansion and, after discovering it was in imminent danger of collapse, insisted that the First Family be evicted immediately. What followed would be the most historically significant and politically complex home-improvement job in American history. While the Trumans camped across the street at Blair House, Congress debated whether to bulldoze the White House completely, and the Soviets exploded their first atomic bomb, starting the Cold War. Robert Klara reveals what has, until now, been little understood about this episode: America’s most famous historic home was basically demolished, giving birth to today’s White House. Leaving only the mansion’s facade untouched, workmen gutted everything within, replacing it with a steel frame and a complex labyrinth deep below ground that soon came to include a top-secret nuclear fallout shelter. The story of Truman’s rebuilding of the White House is a snapshot of postwar America and its first Cold War leader, undertaking a job that changed the centerpiece of the country’s national heritage. The job was by no means perfect, but it was remarkable—and, until now, all but forgotten. Includes photographs “Captivating . . . From bathtubs to bomb shelters, Klara leaves no piece of crumbling sandstone unturned and is as astute a storyteller as he is a dogged researcher.” —Denise Kiernan, New York Times–bestselling author of The Last Castle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250022932
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
The little-known story of the White House’s gutting and renovation during the Truman presidency: “Delightful and informative . . . plenty of entertaining drama.” —Publishers Weekly In 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House’s second floor, almost plunged through the ceiling of the Blue Room into a tea party for the Daughters of the American Revolution. A handpicked team of the country’s top architects conducted a secret inspection of the troubled mansion and, after discovering it was in imminent danger of collapse, insisted that the First Family be evicted immediately. What followed would be the most historically significant and politically complex home-improvement job in American history. While the Trumans camped across the street at Blair House, Congress debated whether to bulldoze the White House completely, and the Soviets exploded their first atomic bomb, starting the Cold War. Robert Klara reveals what has, until now, been little understood about this episode: America’s most famous historic home was basically demolished, giving birth to today’s White House. Leaving only the mansion’s facade untouched, workmen gutted everything within, replacing it with a steel frame and a complex labyrinth deep below ground that soon came to include a top-secret nuclear fallout shelter. The story of Truman’s rebuilding of the White House is a snapshot of postwar America and its first Cold War leader, undertaking a job that changed the centerpiece of the country’s national heritage. The job was by no means perfect, but it was remarkable—and, until now, all but forgotten. Includes photographs “Captivating . . . From bathtubs to bomb shelters, Klara leaves no piece of crumbling sandstone unturned and is as astute a storyteller as he is a dogged researcher.” —Denise Kiernan, New York Times–bestselling author of The Last Castle
The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1962
Author: Library of Congress. General Reference and Bibliography Division
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Editor & Publisher
Author:
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Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
The fourth estate.
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Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
The fourth estate.
Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
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The Publishers Weekly
Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
Book Description