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Category : Menasha (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Semi-centennial Souvenir Edition of the Menasha Press
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Category : Menasha (Wis.)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Category : Menasha (Wis.)
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Pages : 82
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Menasha
Author: David Galassie
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738591785
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Menasha was carved from the northeastern Wisconsin wilderness in the late 1840s. At the confluence of the Fox River and Lake Winnebago, the town's early entrepreneurs and industrialists sought the promise of waterpower to fuel their mills and kick-start the engine of commerce. Taming the Fox with dams, canals, and a lock, Menasha initially made its mark with flour mills and lumber-based industry. At one time, the city was home to the largest manufacturer of wood-turned products in the world. In the late 19th century, however, the tides of change once again washed upon the city and industrial focus shifted to the paper industry. What made Menasha great were dependable waterpower, plentiful rail connections to centers of commerce in Milwaukee and Chicago, and a prolific labor force that coincided with an influx of European immigrants.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738591785
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Menasha was carved from the northeastern Wisconsin wilderness in the late 1840s. At the confluence of the Fox River and Lake Winnebago, the town's early entrepreneurs and industrialists sought the promise of waterpower to fuel their mills and kick-start the engine of commerce. Taming the Fox with dams, canals, and a lock, Menasha initially made its mark with flour mills and lumber-based industry. At one time, the city was home to the largest manufacturer of wood-turned products in the world. In the late 19th century, however, the tides of change once again washed upon the city and industrial focus shifted to the paper industry. What made Menasha great were dependable waterpower, plentiful rail connections to centers of commerce in Milwaukee and Chicago, and a prolific labor force that coincided with an influx of European immigrants.
Jacob's Well
Author: Joseph A. Amato
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873516753
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Through research, historical narratives, and storytelling, historian and author Joseph Amato demonstrates how Americans with mixed ancestry and common origins might produce truly extraordinary family histories.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873516753
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Through research, historical narratives, and storytelling, historian and author Joseph Amato demonstrates how Americans with mixed ancestry and common origins might produce truly extraordinary family histories.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Factories in the Valley
Author: Charles Nelson Glaab
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Wisconsin Magazine of History
Author: Milo Milton Quaife
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Author: John M. Ware
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Relation of Virginia
Author: Henry Spelman
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 147980164X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A memoir of one of America’s first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans "Being in displeasure of my friends, and desirous to see other countries, after three months sail we come with prosperous winds in sight of Virginia.” So begins the fascinating tale of Henry Spelman, a 14 year-old boy whose mother sent him to Virginia in 1609. One of Jamestown’s early arrivals, Spelman soon became an integral player, and sometimes a pawn, in the power struggle between the Chesapeake Algonquians and the English settlers. Shortly after he arrived in the Chesapeake, Henry accompanied another English boy, Thomas Savage, to Powhatan's capital and after a few months accompanied the Patawomeck chief Iopassus to the Potomac. Spelman learned Chesapeake Algonquian languages and customs, acted as an interpreter, and knew a host of colonial America’s most well-known figures, from Pocahontas to Powhatan to Captain John Smith. This remarkable manuscript tells Henry’s story in his own words, and it is the only description of Chesapeake Algonquian culture written with an insider's knowledge. Spelman's account is lively and violent, rich with anthropological and historical detail. A valuable and unique primary document, this book illuminates the beginnings of English America and tells us much about how the Chesapeake Algonquians viewed the English invaders. It provides the first transcription from the original manuscript since 1872.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 147980164X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A memoir of one of America’s first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans "Being in displeasure of my friends, and desirous to see other countries, after three months sail we come with prosperous winds in sight of Virginia.” So begins the fascinating tale of Henry Spelman, a 14 year-old boy whose mother sent him to Virginia in 1609. One of Jamestown’s early arrivals, Spelman soon became an integral player, and sometimes a pawn, in the power struggle between the Chesapeake Algonquians and the English settlers. Shortly after he arrived in the Chesapeake, Henry accompanied another English boy, Thomas Savage, to Powhatan's capital and after a few months accompanied the Patawomeck chief Iopassus to the Potomac. Spelman learned Chesapeake Algonquian languages and customs, acted as an interpreter, and knew a host of colonial America’s most well-known figures, from Pocahontas to Powhatan to Captain John Smith. This remarkable manuscript tells Henry’s story in his own words, and it is the only description of Chesapeake Algonquian culture written with an insider's knowledge. Spelman's account is lively and violent, rich with anthropological and historical detail. A valuable and unique primary document, this book illuminates the beginnings of English America and tells us much about how the Chesapeake Algonquians viewed the English invaders. It provides the first transcription from the original manuscript since 1872.
Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
After 1855 the society's annual reports were included in its Proceedings.
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
After 1855 the society's annual reports were included in its Proceedings.