Author: James Blaine Hedges
Publisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
ISBN:
Category : Brown family (Chad Brown, d. 1665?)
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The Browns of Providence Plantations: Colonial years
Author: James Blaine Hedges
Publisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
ISBN:
Category : Brown family (Chad Brown, d. 1665?)
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
ISBN:
Category : Brown family (Chad Brown, d. 1665?)
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The Browns of Providence Plantations: The colonial years
Author: James Blaine Hedges
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835774499
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835774499
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
The Life of William J. Brown of Providence, R.I.
Author: William J. Brown
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655374
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
An exceptional firsthand account of the experiences of people of color in nineteenth-century Rhode Island
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655374
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
An exceptional firsthand account of the experiences of people of color in nineteenth-century Rhode Island
Urban Growth in Colonial Rhode Island
Author: Lynne Withey
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873957519
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
By the early decades of the eighteenth century, Rhode Island had developed a commercial economy with not one, but two centers. Urban Growth in Colonial Rhode Island is the tale of these two cities: Newport, fifth largest city in the colonies, and the much smaller Providence. This absorbing history of two interdependent cities in a restricted region shows how they developed, competed with each other, and eventually traded places as major and secondary economic centers within the region. The book has drawn upon the substantial body of local and regional history of colonial America. Unlike other studies, which concentrate on the social structure and family life of rural communities, Urban Growth in Colonial Rhode Island explores the relationship between economic development and social structure in an urban setting. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of the Revolution on the two cities, and the ways in which the war, combined with general economic trends, transformed Providence into Rhode Island's major city.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873957519
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
By the early decades of the eighteenth century, Rhode Island had developed a commercial economy with not one, but two centers. Urban Growth in Colonial Rhode Island is the tale of these two cities: Newport, fifth largest city in the colonies, and the much smaller Providence. This absorbing history of two interdependent cities in a restricted region shows how they developed, competed with each other, and eventually traded places as major and secondary economic centers within the region. The book has drawn upon the substantial body of local and regional history of colonial America. Unlike other studies, which concentrate on the social structure and family life of rural communities, Urban Growth in Colonial Rhode Island explores the relationship between economic development and social structure in an urban setting. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of the Revolution on the two cities, and the ways in which the war, combined with general economic trends, transformed Providence into Rhode Island's major city.
A Primary Source History of the Colony of Rhode Island
Author: Joan Axelrod-Contrada
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404206755
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Uses primary source documents to provide an in-depth look into the history of the colony of Rhode Island and includes a timeline, glossary, and primary source image list.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404206755
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Uses primary source documents to provide an in-depth look into the history of the colony of Rhode Island and includes a timeline, glossary, and primary source image list.
Sons of Providence
Author: Charles Rappleye
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743266889
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
From the author of "American Mafioso" comes the story of the Brown brothers, leading slave merchants of Providence, Rhode Island, during the time of the American Revolution.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743266889
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
From the author of "American Mafioso" comes the story of the Brown brothers, leading slave merchants of Providence, Rhode Island, during the time of the American Revolution.
Historical Dictionary of Colonial America
Author: William Pencak
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810855879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another. Most importantly, the focus of global commerce and power shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, largely because of the discovery ofthe New World. The New World was more than a geographic novelty. It opened the way for new human possibilities, possibilities that were first fulfilled by the British colonies of North America, nearly 100 years after Columbus landed in the Bahamas. TheHistorical Dictionary of Colonial America covers America's history from the first settlements to the end and immediate aftermath of the French and Indian War. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the various colonies, which were founded and how they became those which declared independence. Religious, political, economic, and family life; important people; warfare; and relations between British, French, Spanish, and Dutch colonies are also among the topics covered. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Colonial America.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810855879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another. Most importantly, the focus of global commerce and power shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, largely because of the discovery ofthe New World. The New World was more than a geographic novelty. It opened the way for new human possibilities, possibilities that were first fulfilled by the British colonies of North America, nearly 100 years after Columbus landed in the Bahamas. TheHistorical Dictionary of Colonial America covers America's history from the first settlements to the end and immediate aftermath of the French and Indian War. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the various colonies, which were founded and how they became those which declared independence. Religious, political, economic, and family life; important people; warfare; and relations between British, French, Spanish, and Dutch colonies are also among the topics covered. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Colonial America.
The Cultural Life of the American Colonies
Author: Louis B. Wright
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607–1763) offers authoritative views on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, music, architecture, and much more. 33 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607–1763) offers authoritative views on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, music, architecture, and much more. 33 black-and-white illustrations.
Cultivated by Hand
Author: GLENDA. GOODMAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019777699X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Cultivated by Hand aligns the overlooked history of amateur musicians in the early years of the United States with little-understood practices of music book making. It reveals the pervasiveness of these practices, particularly among women, and their importance for the construction of gender, class, race, and nation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019777699X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Cultivated by Hand aligns the overlooked history of amateur musicians in the early years of the United States with little-understood practices of music book making. It reveals the pervasiveness of these practices, particularly among women, and their importance for the construction of gender, class, race, and nation.
Capital Culture
Author: Neil Harris
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022606784X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
American art museums flourished in the late twentieth century, and the impresario leading much of this growth was J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from 1969 to 1992. Along with S. Dillon Ripley, who served as Smithsonian secretary for much of this time, Brown reinvented the museum experience in ways that had important consequences for the cultural life of Washington and its visitors as well as for American museums in general. In Capital Culture, distinguished historian Neil Harris provides a wide-ranging look at Brown’s achievement and the growth of museum culture during this crucial period. Harris combines his in-depth knowledge of American history and culture with extensive archival research, and he has interviewed dozens of key players to reveal how Brown’s showmanship transformed the National Gallery. At the time of the Cold War, Washington itself was growing into a global destination, with Brown as its devoted booster. Harris describes Brown’s major role in the birth of blockbuster exhibitions, such as the King Tut show of the late 1970s and the National Gallery’s immensely successful Treasure Houses of Britain, which helped inspire similarly popular exhibitions around the country. He recounts Brown’s role in creating the award-winning East Building by architect I. M. Pei and the subsequent renovation of the West building. Harris also explores the politics of exhibition planning, describing Brown's courtship of corporate leaders, politicians, and international dignitaries. In this monumental book Harris brings to life this dynamic era and exposes the creation of Brown's impressive but costly legacy, one that changed the face of American museums forever.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022606784X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
American art museums flourished in the late twentieth century, and the impresario leading much of this growth was J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from 1969 to 1992. Along with S. Dillon Ripley, who served as Smithsonian secretary for much of this time, Brown reinvented the museum experience in ways that had important consequences for the cultural life of Washington and its visitors as well as for American museums in general. In Capital Culture, distinguished historian Neil Harris provides a wide-ranging look at Brown’s achievement and the growth of museum culture during this crucial period. Harris combines his in-depth knowledge of American history and culture with extensive archival research, and he has interviewed dozens of key players to reveal how Brown’s showmanship transformed the National Gallery. At the time of the Cold War, Washington itself was growing into a global destination, with Brown as its devoted booster. Harris describes Brown’s major role in the birth of blockbuster exhibitions, such as the King Tut show of the late 1970s and the National Gallery’s immensely successful Treasure Houses of Britain, which helped inspire similarly popular exhibitions around the country. He recounts Brown’s role in creating the award-winning East Building by architect I. M. Pei and the subsequent renovation of the West building. Harris also explores the politics of exhibition planning, describing Brown's courtship of corporate leaders, politicians, and international dignitaries. In this monumental book Harris brings to life this dynamic era and exposes the creation of Brown's impressive but costly legacy, one that changed the face of American museums forever.