Author: Edward Beecher
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ISBN:
Category : God
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Concord of Ages
Author: Edward Beecher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : God
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : God
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Concord of Ages
Author: Edward Beecher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983904649
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Beecher's perspective and style very much reflect the best aspects of Nineteenth Century America prior to the Civil War. This does not mean that it comes from a time of great peace and tranquility, but rather that it is fraught with the angst that eventually resulted in the Civil War. The fact that this book is thoroughly modern, but not postmodern makes it a very interesting for anyone who truly wants to understand the world we actually live in today. Beecher was not a backwater hick or a Southern sympathizer, but represents the best of American theology and literature of his day. His sister was the famous Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Edward was widely recognized as the best scholar among the Beechers, and the Beecher family produced an amazing array of scholars. Interestingly, his scholarship landed him in conflict with the religious pundits of every stripe in his day. The two conflicting trends in Nineteenth Century America involved the consolidation of Reformation churches, which had become the American Establishment, and the rejection of religious establishment mentality that has been described by many as a continuation of the principle of the Reformation.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983904649
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Beecher's perspective and style very much reflect the best aspects of Nineteenth Century America prior to the Civil War. This does not mean that it comes from a time of great peace and tranquility, but rather that it is fraught with the angst that eventually resulted in the Civil War. The fact that this book is thoroughly modern, but not postmodern makes it a very interesting for anyone who truly wants to understand the world we actually live in today. Beecher was not a backwater hick or a Southern sympathizer, but represents the best of American theology and literature of his day. His sister was the famous Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Edward was widely recognized as the best scholar among the Beechers, and the Beecher family produced an amazing array of scholars. Interestingly, his scholarship landed him in conflict with the religious pundits of every stripe in his day. The two conflicting trends in Nineteenth Century America involved the consolidation of Reformation churches, which had become the American Establishment, and the rejection of religious establishment mentality that has been described by many as a continuation of the principle of the Reformation.
American Band
Author: Kristen Laine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592403196
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Kristen Laine went back to the heartland-- to the America so many of us fly over without blinking an eye-- and uncovered ... a world where salvation and ambition and teenage angst collide in strange ways no outsider could ever understand, unless you read American Band." --Michael Bamberger, author of Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School Every fall, marching bands take to the field in a uniquely American ritual. From the stands, it looks easy. You don’t see them sweat. For millions of kids, band is more than a show. It’s a rite of passage—a first foray into leadership and adult responsibility, and a chance to learn what it means to be part of a community. Nowhere is band more serious than at Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana, where the entire town is involved with the success of its defending state champion band, the Marching Minutemen. In the place where this tradition may have originated, in the city that became the band instrument capital of the world, band is a religion. But it’s not the only religion, as director Max Jones discovers. After four decades, Jones’s single-minded devotion to musical excellence has fallen out of step with a younger generation increasingly focused on personal salvation. In what his students do not know is his final season of directing, he has assembled his most ambitious show ever, for the strongest senior class he has ever directed. Amid conflicting notions of greatness, the band marches through a season that starts in hope and promise, progresses through uncertainty and disappointment, and ends, ultimately, in redemption. AMERICAN BANDis an unusually intimate chronicle of life, in all its triumph, disappointment, and drama, in the kind of community in which most of America lives. It is an especially timely portrait, capturing as it does the spirit of the heartland at a time of profound change. If you have ever been—or yearned to be—part of something bigger than yourself, you will be rooting for the kids whose voices fill this book.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592403196
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Kristen Laine went back to the heartland-- to the America so many of us fly over without blinking an eye-- and uncovered ... a world where salvation and ambition and teenage angst collide in strange ways no outsider could ever understand, unless you read American Band." --Michael Bamberger, author of Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School Every fall, marching bands take to the field in a uniquely American ritual. From the stands, it looks easy. You don’t see them sweat. For millions of kids, band is more than a show. It’s a rite of passage—a first foray into leadership and adult responsibility, and a chance to learn what it means to be part of a community. Nowhere is band more serious than at Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana, where the entire town is involved with the success of its defending state champion band, the Marching Minutemen. In the place where this tradition may have originated, in the city that became the band instrument capital of the world, band is a religion. But it’s not the only religion, as director Max Jones discovers. After four decades, Jones’s single-minded devotion to musical excellence has fallen out of step with a younger generation increasingly focused on personal salvation. In what his students do not know is his final season of directing, he has assembled his most ambitious show ever, for the strongest senior class he has ever directed. Amid conflicting notions of greatness, the band marches through a season that starts in hope and promise, progresses through uncertainty and disappointment, and ends, ultimately, in redemption. AMERICAN BANDis an unusually intimate chronicle of life, in all its triumph, disappointment, and drama, in the kind of community in which most of America lives. It is an especially timely portrait, capturing as it does the spirit of the heartland at a time of profound change. If you have ever been—or yearned to be—part of something bigger than yourself, you will be rooting for the kids whose voices fill this book.
The American Cyclopaedia
Author: George Ripley
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 836
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The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages
Author: Henry Osborn Taylor
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Category : Art, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Category : Art, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Littell's Living Age
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775
Author: Dale Anderson
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN: 9781592700271
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
See how military conflicts influence history in unexpected and surprising ways.
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN: 9781592700271
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
See how military conflicts influence history in unexpected and surprising ways.
The Railway Age
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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The Living Age
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Motor Age
Author:
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Category : Automobile industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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