Author: Omaha World-Herald (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967499581
Category : Omaha (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Volume III is a 192-page hardbound book featuring images of Omaha from the 1880s to the 1970s. Over 10,000 photos were looked at and 325 images were selected for the last volume of this wonderful series. Omaha, Times Remembered Volume III will complete your collection of these fascinating books. Another must-have for history and photography fans and lovers of Omaha!
Omaha
Author: Omaha World-Herald (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967499581
Category : Omaha (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Volume III is a 192-page hardbound book featuring images of Omaha from the 1880s to the 1970s. Over 10,000 photos were looked at and 325 images were selected for the last volume of this wonderful series. Omaha, Times Remembered Volume III will complete your collection of these fascinating books. Another must-have for history and photography fans and lovers of Omaha!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967499581
Category : Omaha (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Volume III is a 192-page hardbound book featuring images of Omaha from the 1880s to the 1970s. Over 10,000 photos were looked at and 325 images were selected for the last volume of this wonderful series. Omaha, Times Remembered Volume III will complete your collection of these fascinating books. Another must-have for history and photography fans and lovers of Omaha!
Secret Omaha: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: Ryan Roenfeld
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681063069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
How did Omaha get its nickname, “The Gateway to the West” and where can you gawk at the footsteps of the first human to walk in space? Just scratch the surface of a city best known for Warren Buffett, college baseball, and a great zoo and find far more than meets the eye. And Secret Omaha: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure is just the book you’ll need to uncover all the stories of Nebraska’s lone metropolis. Omaha rises up out of the low broken bluffs along the west bank of the Missouri River and sprawls west across what was once the prairie grasslands of the Great Plains. The buffalo wallows have been replaced by a more urban mix of grit and gentrification, with tree-lined avenues, boulevards, and varied communities that hold on to their heritage for generations. There’s a giant fork in Little Italy and stories told in stone around what was the world’s largest livestock market. There’s an old blues song by Big Joe Williams about an Omaha intersection that’s now on the National Register, and Irish Nationalists erected a grand monument to the Fenian who invaded Canada twice. Anyone in Omaha can take a gander at Goose Hollow or visit a haven for herons, but now author and Omaha enthusiast Ryan Roenfeld takes you on your own behind-the-scenes tour of the Big O. With his book as your guide, you’ll discover a whole new side to the city that’s inspired him for years.
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681063069
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
How did Omaha get its nickname, “The Gateway to the West” and where can you gawk at the footsteps of the first human to walk in space? Just scratch the surface of a city best known for Warren Buffett, college baseball, and a great zoo and find far more than meets the eye. And Secret Omaha: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure is just the book you’ll need to uncover all the stories of Nebraska’s lone metropolis. Omaha rises up out of the low broken bluffs along the west bank of the Missouri River and sprawls west across what was once the prairie grasslands of the Great Plains. The buffalo wallows have been replaced by a more urban mix of grit and gentrification, with tree-lined avenues, boulevards, and varied communities that hold on to their heritage for generations. There’s a giant fork in Little Italy and stories told in stone around what was the world’s largest livestock market. There’s an old blues song by Big Joe Williams about an Omaha intersection that’s now on the National Register, and Irish Nationalists erected a grand monument to the Fenian who invaded Canada twice. Anyone in Omaha can take a gander at Goose Hollow or visit a haven for herons, but now author and Omaha enthusiast Ryan Roenfeld takes you on your own behind-the-scenes tour of the Big O. With his book as your guide, you’ll discover a whole new side to the city that’s inspired him for years.
Omaha Blues
Author: Joseph Lelyveld
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429931620
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The profoundly moving family history of one of America's greatest newspapermen. As his father lies dying, Joseph Lelyveld finds himself in the basement of the Cleveland synagogue where Arthur Lelyveld was the celebrated rabbi. Nicknamed "the memory boy" by his parents, the fifty-nine-year-old son begins to revisit the portion of his father's life recorded in letters, newspaper clippings, and mementos stored in a dusty camp trunk. In an excursion into an unsettled and shakily recalled period of his boyhood, Lelyveld uses these artifacts, and the journalistic reporting techniques of his career as an author and editor, to investigate memories that have haunted him in adult life.. With equal measures of candor and tenderness, Lelyveld unravels the tangled story of his father and his mother, a Shakespeare scholar whose passion for independence led her to recoil from her roles as a clergyman's wife and, for a time, as a mother. This reacquired history of his sometimes troubled family becomes the framework for the author's story; in particular, his discovery in early adolescence of the way personal emotions cue political choices, when he is forced to choose sides between his father and his own closest adult friend, a colleague of his father's who is suddenly dismissed for concealing Communist ties. Lelyveld's effort to recapture his family history takes him on an unforeseen journey past disparate landmarks of the last century, including the Scottsboro trials, the Zionist movement, the Hollywood blacklist, McCarthyism, and Mississippi's "freedom summer" of 1964. His excursion becomes both a meditation on the selectivity and unreliability of memory and a testimony to the possibilities, even late in life, for understanding and healing. In Omaha Blues, as Lelyveld seeks out the truth of his life story, he evokes a remarkable moment in our national story with unforgettable poignancy.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429931620
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The profoundly moving family history of one of America's greatest newspapermen. As his father lies dying, Joseph Lelyveld finds himself in the basement of the Cleveland synagogue where Arthur Lelyveld was the celebrated rabbi. Nicknamed "the memory boy" by his parents, the fifty-nine-year-old son begins to revisit the portion of his father's life recorded in letters, newspaper clippings, and mementos stored in a dusty camp trunk. In an excursion into an unsettled and shakily recalled period of his boyhood, Lelyveld uses these artifacts, and the journalistic reporting techniques of his career as an author and editor, to investigate memories that have haunted him in adult life.. With equal measures of candor and tenderness, Lelyveld unravels the tangled story of his father and his mother, a Shakespeare scholar whose passion for independence led her to recoil from her roles as a clergyman's wife and, for a time, as a mother. This reacquired history of his sometimes troubled family becomes the framework for the author's story; in particular, his discovery in early adolescence of the way personal emotions cue political choices, when he is forced to choose sides between his father and his own closest adult friend, a colleague of his father's who is suddenly dismissed for concealing Communist ties. Lelyveld's effort to recapture his family history takes him on an unforeseen journey past disparate landmarks of the last century, including the Scottsboro trials, the Zionist movement, the Hollywood blacklist, McCarthyism, and Mississippi's "freedom summer" of 1964. His excursion becomes both a meditation on the selectivity and unreliability of memory and a testimony to the possibilities, even late in life, for understanding and healing. In Omaha Blues, as Lelyveld seeks out the truth of his life story, he evokes a remarkable moment in our national story with unforgettable poignancy.
Omaha
Author: Omaha World-Herald (Firm)
Publisher: Omaha World-Herald Company
ISBN: 9780967499529
Category : Omaha (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The sequel to the award-winning original features 300 all new black and white photographs of Omaha from the 1870s through the 1970s. The 176-page hardbound book is a great gift for relatives, clients, friends and special employees.
Publisher: Omaha World-Herald Company
ISBN: 9780967499529
Category : Omaha (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The sequel to the award-winning original features 300 all new black and white photographs of Omaha from the 1870s through the 1970s. The 176-page hardbound book is a great gift for relatives, clients, friends and special employees.
My Omaha Obsession
Author: Miss Cassette
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496207610
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
My Omaha Obsession takes the reader on an idiosyncratic tour through some of Omaha’s neighborhoods, buildings, architecture, and people—celebrating the city’s unusual and overlooked history
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496207610
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
My Omaha Obsession takes the reader on an idiosyncratic tour through some of Omaha’s neighborhoods, buildings, architecture, and people—celebrating the city’s unusual and overlooked history
Welcome to Omaha
Author: Oliver B. Pollak
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467128651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Millions of people traveling America's railroads and highways pass through Omaha, breaking for an overnight stay. At the end of the day, the traveler's experience is in the hands of transportation workers, hoteliers, and restaurateurs who promise comfort, food, and safety. Omaha's hospitality industry offerings ranged from the modest Scandinavian Young Women's Christian Association and the Hotel Harley bachelor lodgings to the lofty Fontenelle and Blackstone Hotels. The resilient Paxton has been a fixture since 1882. Visitors to Omaha took in the bright lights and culture, documenting their impressions on postcards that picture the city's hotels, restaurants, train depots, bridges, and weather events.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467128651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Millions of people traveling America's railroads and highways pass through Omaha, breaking for an overnight stay. At the end of the day, the traveler's experience is in the hands of transportation workers, hoteliers, and restaurateurs who promise comfort, food, and safety. Omaha's hospitality industry offerings ranged from the modest Scandinavian Young Women's Christian Association and the Hotel Harley bachelor lodgings to the lofty Fontenelle and Blackstone Hotels. The resilient Paxton has been a fixture since 1882. Visitors to Omaha took in the bright lights and culture, documenting their impressions on postcards that picture the city's hotels, restaurants, train depots, bridges, and weather events.
Lost Restaurants of Omaha
Author: Kim Reiner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162585868X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"Omaha is known for its beef, but the history of its most famous restaurants goes far beyond. The French Cafâe was the place to go to celebrate. Piccolo Pete's, Mister C's and Bohemian Cafâe helped shape neighborhoods in Little Italy, North Omaha and Little Bohemia. The tales of restaurateurs like the tragic Tolf Hanson; the ever-optimistic Ross Lorello; Anthony Oddo, once a resident at Boys Town; and Giuseppa Marcuzzo, a former bootlegger, also tell the story of the city. Restaurants played a prominent role as history unfolded in Omaha during prohibition, wartime rations, the fight for equal rights and westward expansion. Author Kim Reiner details the fascinating history behind Omaha's classic eateries." --Amazon.com
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162585868X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"Omaha is known for its beef, but the history of its most famous restaurants goes far beyond. The French Cafâe was the place to go to celebrate. Piccolo Pete's, Mister C's and Bohemian Cafâe helped shape neighborhoods in Little Italy, North Omaha and Little Bohemia. The tales of restaurateurs like the tragic Tolf Hanson; the ever-optimistic Ross Lorello; Anthony Oddo, once a resident at Boys Town; and Giuseppa Marcuzzo, a former bootlegger, also tell the story of the city. Restaurants played a prominent role as history unfolded in Omaha during prohibition, wartime rations, the fight for equal rights and westward expansion. Author Kim Reiner details the fascinating history behind Omaha's classic eateries." --Amazon.com
What Isn't Remembered
Author: Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496229223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction, the stories in What Isn't Remembered explore the burden, the power, and the nature of love between people who often feel misplaced and estranged from their deepest selves and the world, where they cannot find a home. The characters yearn not only to redefine themselves and rebuild their relationships but also to recover lost loves--a parent, a child, a friend, a spouse, a partner. A young man longs for his mother's love while grieving the loss of his older brother. A mother's affair sabotages her relationship with her daughter, causing a lifelong feud between the two. A divorced man struggles to come to terms with his failed marriage and his family's genocidal past while trying to persuade his father to start cancer treatments. A high school girl feels responsible for the death of her best friend, and the guilt continues to haunt her decades later. Evocative and lyrical, the tales in What Isn't Remembered uncover complex events and emotions, as well as the unpredictable ways in which people adapt to what happens in their lives, finding solace from the most surprising and unexpected sources.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496229223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction, the stories in What Isn't Remembered explore the burden, the power, and the nature of love between people who often feel misplaced and estranged from their deepest selves and the world, where they cannot find a home. The characters yearn not only to redefine themselves and rebuild their relationships but also to recover lost loves--a parent, a child, a friend, a spouse, a partner. A young man longs for his mother's love while grieving the loss of his older brother. A mother's affair sabotages her relationship with her daughter, causing a lifelong feud between the two. A divorced man struggles to come to terms with his failed marriage and his family's genocidal past while trying to persuade his father to start cancer treatments. A high school girl feels responsible for the death of her best friend, and the guilt continues to haunt her decades later. Evocative and lyrical, the tales in What Isn't Remembered uncover complex events and emotions, as well as the unpredictable ways in which people adapt to what happens in their lives, finding solace from the most surprising and unexpected sources.
The Collected "Omaha"
Author: Reed Waller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560971610
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In the latest volume of the acclaimed adults-only graphic novel, Chuck struggles to go on without Omaha, while the beautiful cat dancer struts her stuff in a small Wisconsin town and the voluptuous CeeCee enters her life. These four classic episodes track the Mipple City gang through bedrooms, boardrooms and strip clubs as new relationships emerge and the mystery of who killed Senator Bonner deepens. Collects issues 14-17.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560971610
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In the latest volume of the acclaimed adults-only graphic novel, Chuck struggles to go on without Omaha, while the beautiful cat dancer struts her stuff in a small Wisconsin town and the voluptuous CeeCee enters her life. These four classic episodes track the Mipple City gang through bedrooms, boardrooms and strip clubs as new relationships emerge and the mystery of who killed Senator Bonner deepens. Collects issues 14-17.
From Society Page to Front Page
Author: Eileen Wirth
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496210735
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Eileen M. Wirth never set out to be a groundbreaker for women in journalism, but if she wanted to report on social issues instead of society news, she had no alternative. Her years as one of the first women reporters at the Omaha World-Herald, covering gender barriers even as she broke a few herself, give Wirth an especially apt perspective on the women profiled in this book: those Nebraskans who, over a hundred years, challenged traditional feminine roles in journalism and subtly but surely changed the world. The book features remarkable women journalists who worked in every venue, from rural weeklies to TV. They fought for the vote, better working conditions for immigrants, and food safety at the turn of the century. They covered wars from the Russian Revolution to Vietnam. They were White House reporters and minority journalists who crusaded for civil rights. Though Willa Cather may be the only household name among them, all are memorable, their stories affording a firsthand look into the history of journalism and social change.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496210735
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Eileen M. Wirth never set out to be a groundbreaker for women in journalism, but if she wanted to report on social issues instead of society news, she had no alternative. Her years as one of the first women reporters at the Omaha World-Herald, covering gender barriers even as she broke a few herself, give Wirth an especially apt perspective on the women profiled in this book: those Nebraskans who, over a hundred years, challenged traditional feminine roles in journalism and subtly but surely changed the world. The book features remarkable women journalists who worked in every venue, from rural weeklies to TV. They fought for the vote, better working conditions for immigrants, and food safety at the turn of the century. They covered wars from the Russian Revolution to Vietnam. They were White House reporters and minority journalists who crusaded for civil rights. Though Willa Cather may be the only household name among them, all are memorable, their stories affording a firsthand look into the history of journalism and social change.