Author: James R. Norton
Publisher: Tarcher
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Norton reintroduces readers to the Founding Founders and sets current political leaders in stark relief against the men who designed this "last best hope of earth."
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393285588
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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"A fascinating history of…[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." —New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture. Elizabeth Wayland Barber has drawn from data gathered by the most sophisticated new archaeological methods—methods she herself helped to fashion. In a "brilliantly original book" (Katha Pollitt, Washington Post Book World), she argues that women were a powerful economic force in the ancient world, with their own industry: fabric.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Author: Albert James Norton
Publisher: Legare Street Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Category : Continental shelf
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Category : Continental shelf
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Maps
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Author: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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Category : Maps
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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