Author: Charles Hudson
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817351906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Provides English translations of selected passages from the expedition accounts of sixteenth-century explorer Juan Pardo in the Carolinas and Tennessee, and includes interpretations of Pardo's routes and encounters with native peoples.
The Juan Pardo Expeditions
Author: Charles Hudson
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817351906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Provides English translations of selected passages from the expedition accounts of sixteenth-century explorer Juan Pardo in the Carolinas and Tennessee, and includes interpretations of Pardo's routes and encounters with native peoples.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817351906
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Provides English translations of selected passages from the expedition accounts of sixteenth-century explorer Juan Pardo in the Carolinas and Tennessee, and includes interpretations of Pardo's routes and encounters with native peoples.
Even As We Breathe
Author: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 1950564088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. The experience introduces him to the beautiful and enigmatic Essie Stamper—a young Cherokee woman who is also working at the inn and dreaming of a better life. With World War II raging in Europe, the resort is the temporary home of Axis diplomats and their families, who are being held as prisoners of war. A secret room becomes a place where Cowney and Essie can escape the white world of the inn and imagine their futures free of the shadows of their families' pasts. Outside of this refuge, however, racism and prejudice are never far behind, and when the daughter of one of the residents goes missing, Cowney finds himself accused of abduction and murder. Even As We Breathe invokes the elements of bone, blood, and flesh as Cowney navigates difficult social, cultural, and ethnic divides. Betrayed by the friends he trusted, he begins to unearth deeper mysteries as he works to prove his innocence and clear his name. This richly written debut novel explores the immutable nature of the human spirit and the idea that physical existence, with all its strife and injustice, will not be humanity's lasting legacy.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 1950564088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. The experience introduces him to the beautiful and enigmatic Essie Stamper—a young Cherokee woman who is also working at the inn and dreaming of a better life. With World War II raging in Europe, the resort is the temporary home of Axis diplomats and their families, who are being held as prisoners of war. A secret room becomes a place where Cowney and Essie can escape the white world of the inn and imagine their futures free of the shadows of their families' pasts. Outside of this refuge, however, racism and prejudice are never far behind, and when the daughter of one of the residents goes missing, Cowney finds himself accused of abduction and murder. Even As We Breathe invokes the elements of bone, blood, and flesh as Cowney navigates difficult social, cultural, and ethnic divides. Betrayed by the friends he trusted, he begins to unearth deeper mysteries as he works to prove his innocence and clear his name. This richly written debut novel explores the immutable nature of the human spirit and the idea that physical existence, with all its strife and injustice, will not be humanity's lasting legacy.
Beacon Blankets
Author: Jerry Brownstein
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764313592
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The largest blanket manufacturer under one roof in the United States by 1920 was the Beacon Manufacturing Company, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and later of Swannanoa, North Carolina. Cotton, wool, and blended blankets came off their looms in plain, geometric, and Indian designs by the millions. They were sold at dry goods stores and large orders were filled for American troops in the World Wars. This book displays a large selection of Beacon blankets and color catalog pages from 1917 to 1957, together with original blanket designs, a history of the company, advertisements, and all the Beacon labels. There are special sections on crib blankets, bathrobes using Beacon fabric, related blankets, and Skookum Indian dolls dressed in Beacon remnants. These blankets are diligently searched for by collectors of folk art and textiles because they represent a nearly-lost chapter in textile history and bring a sparkle of color to interior decoration.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764313592
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The largest blanket manufacturer under one roof in the United States by 1920 was the Beacon Manufacturing Company, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and later of Swannanoa, North Carolina. Cotton, wool, and blended blankets came off their looms in plain, geometric, and Indian designs by the millions. They were sold at dry goods stores and large orders were filled for American troops in the World Wars. This book displays a large selection of Beacon blankets and color catalog pages from 1917 to 1957, together with original blanket designs, a history of the company, advertisements, and all the Beacon labels. There are special sections on crib blankets, bathrobes using Beacon fabric, related blankets, and Skookum Indian dolls dressed in Beacon remnants. These blankets are diligently searched for by collectors of folk art and textiles because they represent a nearly-lost chapter in textile history and bring a sparkle of color to interior decoration.
Swannanoa
Author: Anne E. Chesky Smith
Publisher: Images of America
ISBN: 9780738599403
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The name Swannanoa derives from a Cherokee word meaning "beautiful river." The beauty and abundance created by the river and surrounding mountains drew Native Americans for hunting. In the 19th century, the Davidson and Alexander families developed Swannanoa's infrastructure, establishing farmsteads, gristmills, lumber mills, and general stores. Families soon flocked to the area, traveling west from the coast and piedmont to escape the sweltering summer heat. The arrival of the railroad in 1879 funneled tourists and permanent residents into the town. One of these, E.W. Grove, who built the well-known Grove Park Inn in nearby Asheville, also designed America's first planned community, Grovemont-on-Swannanoa. Industry came as well; the Beacon Blanket Manufacturing Company was built in 1925. The mill was the center of community in Swannanoa, providing employee housing and many other amenities as well as sponsoring sports teams, music gatherings, and holiday celebrations for over 75 years. Swannanoa showcases the rich history of this North Carolina mountain town; it truly is the "land of the sky."
Publisher: Images of America
ISBN: 9780738599403
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The name Swannanoa derives from a Cherokee word meaning "beautiful river." The beauty and abundance created by the river and surrounding mountains drew Native Americans for hunting. In the 19th century, the Davidson and Alexander families developed Swannanoa's infrastructure, establishing farmsteads, gristmills, lumber mills, and general stores. Families soon flocked to the area, traveling west from the coast and piedmont to escape the sweltering summer heat. The arrival of the railroad in 1879 funneled tourists and permanent residents into the town. One of these, E.W. Grove, who built the well-known Grove Park Inn in nearby Asheville, also designed America's first planned community, Grovemont-on-Swannanoa. Industry came as well; the Beacon Blanket Manufacturing Company was built in 1925. The mill was the center of community in Swannanoa, providing employee housing and many other amenities as well as sponsoring sports teams, music gatherings, and holiday celebrations for over 75 years. Swannanoa showcases the rich history of this North Carolina mountain town; it truly is the "land of the sky."
One Second After
Author: William R. Forstchen
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780765356864
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Book 1 in the "John Matherson" trilogy.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780765356864
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Book 1 in the "John Matherson" trilogy.
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
"Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
"Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.
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Category : Income tax
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Income tax
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1972
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2528
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2528
Book Description
Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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