Author: Anton F. Bilek
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873387682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This is Anton F. Bilek's story of his survival as a Japanese prisoner of war. He recounts the Death March that he and other Fil-American prisoners of war endured in Bataan after surrender, his imprisonment in the Philippines and Japan and his subsequent servitude in the Japanese coal mines.
No Uncle Sam
Author: Anton F. Bilek
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873387682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This is Anton F. Bilek's story of his survival as a Japanese prisoner of war. He recounts the Death March that he and other Fil-American prisoners of war endured in Bataan after surrender, his imprisonment in the Philippines and Japan and his subsequent servitude in the Japanese coal mines.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873387682
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This is Anton F. Bilek's story of his survival as a Japanese prisoner of war. He recounts the Death March that he and other Fil-American prisoners of war endured in Bataan after surrender, his imprisonment in the Philippines and Japan and his subsequent servitude in the Japanese coal mines.
The Bird, the Banner, and Uncle Sam
Author: Elinor Lander Horwitz
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discusses the patriotic symbols and heroes of the American people and their use in past and present art and craft objects.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discusses the patriotic symbols and heroes of the American people and their use in past and present art and craft objects.
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
Author: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307908712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers’s now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof, published in 1934, was billed as “A Negro ‘Believe It or Not.’” Rogers’s little book was priceless because he was delivering enlightenment and pride, steeped in historical research, to a people too long starved on the lie that they were worth nothing. For African Americans of the Jim Crow era, Rogers’s was their first black history teacher. But Rogers was not always shy about embellishing the “facts” and minimizing ambiguity; neither was he above shock journalism now and then. With élan and erudition—and with winning enthusiasm—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives us a corrective yet loving homage to Roger’s work. Relying on the latest scholarship, Gates leads us on a romp through African, diasporic, and African-American history in question-and-answer format. Among the one hundred questions: Who were Africa’s first ambassadors to Europe? Who was the first black president in North America? Did Lincoln really free the slaves? Who was history’s wealthiest person? What percentage of white Americans have recent African ancestry? Why did free black people living in the South before the end of the Civil War stay there? Who was the first black head of state in modern Western history? Where was the first Underground Railroad? Who was the first black American woman to be a self-made millionaire? Which black man made many of our favorite household products better? Here is a surprising, inspiring, sometimes boldly mischievous—all the while highly instructive and entertaining—compendium of historical curiosities intended to illuminate the sheer complexity and diversity of being “Negro” in the world. (With full-color illustrations throughout.)
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307908712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers’s now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof, published in 1934, was billed as “A Negro ‘Believe It or Not.’” Rogers’s little book was priceless because he was delivering enlightenment and pride, steeped in historical research, to a people too long starved on the lie that they were worth nothing. For African Americans of the Jim Crow era, Rogers’s was their first black history teacher. But Rogers was not always shy about embellishing the “facts” and minimizing ambiguity; neither was he above shock journalism now and then. With élan and erudition—and with winning enthusiasm—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives us a corrective yet loving homage to Roger’s work. Relying on the latest scholarship, Gates leads us on a romp through African, diasporic, and African-American history in question-and-answer format. Among the one hundred questions: Who were Africa’s first ambassadors to Europe? Who was the first black president in North America? Did Lincoln really free the slaves? Who was history’s wealthiest person? What percentage of white Americans have recent African ancestry? Why did free black people living in the South before the end of the Civil War stay there? Who was the first black head of state in modern Western history? Where was the first Underground Railroad? Who was the first black American woman to be a self-made millionaire? Which black man made many of our favorite household products better? Here is a surprising, inspiring, sometimes boldly mischievous—all the while highly instructive and entertaining—compendium of historical curiosities intended to illuminate the sheer complexity and diversity of being “Negro” in the world. (With full-color illustrations throughout.)
The Soundies
Author: Mark Cantor
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476646422
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 2077
Book Description
The 1940s saw a brief audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat "King" Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway or Les Paul. A number of companies offered these tuneful delights, but the most successful was the Mills Novelty Company and its three-minute musical shorts called Soundies. This book is a complete filmography of 1,880 Soundies: the musicians heard and seen on screen, recording and filming dates, arrangers, soloists, dancers, entertainment trade reviews and more. Additional filmographies cover more than 80 subjects produced by other companies. There are 125 photos taken on film sets, along with advertising images and production documents. More than 75 interviews narrate the firsthand experiences and recollections of Soundies directors and participants. Forty years before MTV, the Soundies were there for those who loved the popular music of the 1940s. This was truly "music for the eyes."
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476646422
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 2077
Book Description
The 1940s saw a brief audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat "King" Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway or Les Paul. A number of companies offered these tuneful delights, but the most successful was the Mills Novelty Company and its three-minute musical shorts called Soundies. This book is a complete filmography of 1,880 Soundies: the musicians heard and seen on screen, recording and filming dates, arrangers, soloists, dancers, entertainment trade reviews and more. Additional filmographies cover more than 80 subjects produced by other companies. There are 125 photos taken on film sets, along with advertising images and production documents. More than 75 interviews narrate the firsthand experiences and recollections of Soundies directors and participants. Forty years before MTV, the Soundies were there for those who loved the popular music of the 1940s. This was truly "music for the eyes."
Great Cartoonists and Their Art
Author: Art Wood
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455605293
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455605293
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Motor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 1378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 1378
Book Description
Hollywood War Films, 1937-1945
Author: Michael S. Shull
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476621780
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
From 1937 through 1945, Hollywood produced over 1,000 films relating to the war. This enormous and exhaustive reference work first analyzes the war films as sociopolitical documents. Part one, entitled "The Crisis Abroad, 1937-1941," focuses on movies that reflected America's increasing uneasiness. Part two, "Waging War, 1942-1945," reveals that many movies made from 1942 through 1945 included at least some allusion to World War II.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476621780
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
From 1937 through 1945, Hollywood produced over 1,000 films relating to the war. This enormous and exhaustive reference work first analyzes the war films as sociopolitical documents. Part one, entitled "The Crisis Abroad, 1937-1941," focuses on movies that reflected America's increasing uneasiness. Part two, "Waging War, 1942-1945," reveals that many movies made from 1942 through 1945 included at least some allusion to World War II.
Comics Values 2004
Author: Alex Malloy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873498029
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Listings and prices for more than 93,000 Golden Age through modern comics and images of 1,000 comic book covers, a first choice of comic book collectors seeking a user friendly reference.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780873498029
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Listings and prices for more than 93,000 Golden Age through modern comics and images of 1,000 comic book covers, a first choice of comic book collectors seeking a user friendly reference.
The Steranko History of Comics
Author: Steranko
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This is the second volume of Steranko's History of the Comics, which covers Captain Marvel and Fawcett Publications, Will Eisner's The Spirit, Plastic Man, and others.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This is the second volume of Steranko's History of the Comics, which covers Captain Marvel and Fawcett Publications, Will Eisner's The Spirit, Plastic Man, and others.
Comics Values Annual, 1993-94
Author: Alex G. Malloy
Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company
ISBN: 9780870696831
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Details the state of the market in various categories, with details of illustrators, company profiles and a glossary of terms.
Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company
ISBN: 9780870696831
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Details the state of the market in various categories, with details of illustrators, company profiles and a glossary of terms.