Archiv der Kategorie: American History (English)

History of San Diego, 1542-1908

Publiziert am 22. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 – William Ellsworth Smythe

When writing this book the author had two objects prominently in mind. First of all, to make a faithful collection of all essential facts pertaining to the history of San Diego, from the day of its discovery by Europeans down to the time in which the author was living. In the second place, to save from oblivion the rich traditions which cluster about the life of Old San Diego, a place which has all but perished from the earth, yet which should ever possess an absorbing interest not only for those who dwell about the shores of San Diego Bay, but for all students of American history. One will hardly find … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The City of San Diego and San Diego County

Publiziert am 22. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

The City of San Diego and San Diego County – Clarence Alan McGrew

Orange County, Ca. of today has a population of more than 3 million people, making it more populated than twenty-one whole states. The county is famous for its tourist attractions and its beautiful shoreline. Samuel Armor’s book tells the story of the county from its formation till the early years of the 20th century and especially provides overviews of the main cities’ histories.

The City of San Diego and San Diego County

The City of San Diego and San Diego County

Format: Paperback.

The City of San Diego and San Diego County.

ISBN: 9783849681852

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San Diego Basics (from Wikipedia):

San Diego is a major city in California, United States. … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida

Publiziert am 19. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida – Isidor Cohen

The story of Miami, as related in these pages, is a record of the city’s progress; the vicissitudes of its pioneers, their activities, faibles, contentions, ideals and aspirations. This narrative begins with the city’s topographical aspect, continues to the life of the pioneers, the clergy and the press and concludes with the Miami of the year 1925.

Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida

Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida

Format: Paperback.

Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida

ISBN: 9783849681913

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Miami Basics (from Wikipedia):

Miami is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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History of Orange County, Ca.

Publiziert am 19. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

History of Orange County, Ca. – Samuel Armor

Orange County, Ca. of today has a population of more than 3 million people, making it more populated than twenty-one whole states. The county is famous for its tourist attractions and its beautiful shoreline. Samuel Armor’s book tells the story of the county from its formation till the early years of the 20th century and especially provides overviews of the main cities’ histories.

History of Orange County, Ca.

History of Orange County, Ca.

Format: Paperback.

History of Orange County, Ca.

ISBN: 9783849681906

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Orange County Basics (from Wikipedia):

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,010,232 making it the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians

Publiziert am 18. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians – Samuel Oliver Young

The stories in this book, historical and personal sketches, owe their being largely to chance. The whole series was unintentionally begun and the letters letters have come from all parts of the state and from several Eastern and Northern states. The stories are highly enjoyable, for each one will bring back some pleasant memory of oldtimes Houston.

True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians

True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians

Format: Paperback.

True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians

ISBN: 9783849684303

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Houston Basics (from Wikipedia):

Houston is the most populous city in the state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States. With a census-estimated … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Autobiography of an English soldier in the United States Army

Publiziert am 18. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

Autobiography of an English soldier in the United States Army – George Ballentine

A Narrative from the Mexican War. There is hardly a book that gives so intelligent and lively a description of the actualities of the war in Mexico, and hardly a work in the English language which presents so interesting a picture of a soldier’s life — his round of conversation, his employments, his toils, dangers and escapes — what he sees and does, and how he does it — as this autobiography. The reader will find it difficult to part company with the author. There is no “fine writing” to pall upon the taste. Everything is told naturally, and everything is described earnestly.

Autobiography of an English soldier in the United States Army

Autobiography of an English

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The Book of Washington

Publiziert am 15. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

The Book of Washington – Robert Shackleton

Books about the national capital are always in order. Those written almost one hundred years ago might already be out of date, as regards many significant features of the city’s growth and development. But Mr. Robert Shackleton, after an extended experience in describing such cities as New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago, has at last written a comprehensive “Book of Washington”—not a guide or handbook merely, but an intelligent summary and review of the past and present attractions of the city.

The Book of Washington

The Book of Washington

Format: Paperback.

The Book of Washington

ISBN: 9783849684709

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Washington D.C. Basics (from Wikipedia):

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Book of Boston

Publiziert am 15. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

The Book of Boston – Robert Shackleton

Mr. Shackleton finds Boston a “very human city, with pleasantly piquant peculiarities.” Of course he tells interestingly the things to be seen in Boston, but he deals still more with that Boston which is “a state of mind”—the literary tradition of the city, its lecture habit, its ancestor worship, the “Boston Bag” and the “Sacred God”—and the things that make it a “woman’s city.” This is not only a guide to Boston sights—it’s a pilot to Boston prejudices and fine beliefs. Sprinkled with anecdote and flavored with personal adventure, it is a book to cherish, to lend, to read aloud.

The Book of Boston

The Book of Boston

Format: Paperback.

The Book of Boston

ISBN: 9783849684921

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Early Chicago – A Lecture

Publiziert am 15. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

Early Chicago – A Lecture – John Wentworth

This lecture about the early days of Chicago was delivered before the Sunday Lecture Society at McCormick Hall on Sunday, May 7th, 1876. Hon. John Wentworth was the editor, publisher and proprietor of the “Chicago Democrat”, the first corporation newspaper, and member of Congress for twelve years.

Early Chicago - A Lecture

Early Chicago – A Lecture

Format: Paperback.

Early Chicago – A Lecture

ISBN: 9783849684914

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Chicago Basics (from Wikipedia):

Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. It is the county seat of Cook … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Book of New York

Publiziert am 15. Juni 2017 von Jazzybee

The Book of New York – Robert Shackleton

The Book of New York is full of delightful reminiscences and intimate descriptions of one of the most individual cities of the world. It is really a literary excursion, on foot, to various localities, new and old, which are a vital part of the big metropolis and its environs. One wanders at will through illuminated pages to the Bowery, Wall Street, City Hall Park; through the tenement districts, Madison Square, Union Square, Riverside Drive and, last but not least, that motley place of modern dreamers, Washington Square and Greenwich Village. One breathes the atmosphere of Peter Stuyvesant’s old haunts, of the famous Fraunces Tavern, the romance of the Little Church Around the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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