Archiv der Kategorie: American History (English)

Atlanta – Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Publiziert am 7. Mai 2022 von Jazzybee

Atlanta – Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow – John R. Hornady

It seems more than passing strange that Atlanta, where the Sherman war machine attained the maximum in destructive force, should have become the most dynamic power in the rehabilitation of the South; that a city which was fed to the flames in times of internecine conflict, should have become as a shining light, leading an exhausted and impoverished people into peaceful conquests out of which came wealth and happiness undreamed. The intention of the author of this valuable book is to point out the important developments in the history of Atlanta, beginning with the transfer in 1821 of the land upon which the City stands and continuing until 1902.

Atlanta - Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Atlanta

… Read more.../Mehr lesen ...
Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), Georgia | Schreib einen Kommentar

History Of German Immigration In The United States

Publiziert am 12. Februar 2022 von Jazzybee

History Of German Immigration In The United States – George von Skal

 

This work is intended to be a record of all that Germans have accomplished in the United States a record of honest endeavor, energy, perseverance, strength and achievement. It shall, in addition, show the part that the American citizen of German blood has taken in the making of these United States, in peace and war, on the battlefield as well as in the counting house, the workshop and laboratory, in the realm of science and education or in the long fight that was necessary to extend civilization and culture over a continent. The book contains a history of German immigration in the United States from the first … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English) | Schreib einen Kommentar

History of Fresno County, Vol. 1

Publiziert am 10. Februar 2022 von Jazzybee

History of Fresno County, Vol. 1 – Paul E. Vandor

The editor and publisher of these volumes, which include not less than several hundred biographies spread across the six books, presents them confidently as a verified and authoritative history of the county – the result of conscientious labor in original research , and of information imparted by pioneers and their descendants , entered upon originally as a pastime and without thought of publication of the collated material. It essays to present county and city historical data that had lasting bearing on the times, but which with many of the picturesque incidents were ignored or overlooked in the publications that have gone before; and lastly it is an endeavor also to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), California | Schreib einen Kommentar

St. Louis – The Fourth City, Volume 4

Publiziert am 26. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

St. Louis – The Fourth City, Volume 4 – Walter Barlow Stevens

This is not a book of dates. It does not abound in statistics. It avoids controversies of the past and prophecies of the future. The motive is to present in plain, newspaper style a narrative of the rise and progress of St. Louis to the fourth place among American cities. To personal factors rather than to general causes is credited the high position which the community has attained. Men and women, more than location and events, have made St. Louis the Fourth City. The site chosen was fortunate. Of much greater import was the character of those who came to settle. American history, as told from the Atlantic … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), Missouri | Schreib einen Kommentar

St. Louis – The Fourth City, Volume 3

Publiziert am 26. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

St. Louis – The Fourth City, Volume 3 – Walter Barlow Stevens

This is not a book of dates. It does not abound in statistics. It avoids controversies of the past and prophecies of the future. The motive is to present in plain, newspaper style a narrative of the rise and progress of St. Louis to the fourth place among American cities. To personal factors rather than to general causes is credited the high position which the community has attained. Men and women, more than location and events, have made St. Louis the Fourth City. The site chosen was fortunate. Of much greater import was the character of those who came to settle. American history, as told from the Atlantic … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), Missouri | Schreib einen Kommentar

History of Fresno County, Vol. 6

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

History of Fresno County, Vol. 6 – Paul E. Vandor

The editor and publisher of these volumes, which include not less than several hundred biographies spread across the six books, presents them confidently as a verified and authoritative history of the county – the result of conscientious labor in original research , and of information imparted by pioneers and their descendants , entered upon originally as a pastime and without thought of publication of the collated material. It essays to present county and city historical data that had lasting bearing on the times, but which with many of the picturesque incidents were ignored or overlooked in the publications that have gone before; and lastly it is an endeavor also to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), California | Schreib einen Kommentar

History of Fresno County, Vol. 5

Publiziert am 12. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

History of Fresno County, Vol. 5 – Paul E. Vandor

The editor and publisher of these volumes, which include not less than several hundred biographies spread across the six books, presents them confidently as a verified and authoritative history of the county – the result of conscientious labor in original research , and of information imparted by pioneers and their descendants , entered upon originally as a pastime and without thought of publication of the collated material. It essays to present county and city historical data that had lasting bearing on the times, but which with many of the picturesque incidents were ignored or overlooked in the publications that have gone before; and lastly it is an endeavor also to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), California | Schreib einen Kommentar

History of Fresno County, Vol. 4

Publiziert am 11. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

History of Fresno County, Vol. 4 – Paul E. Vandor

The editor and publisher of these volumes, which include not less than several hundred biographies spread across the six books, presents them confidently as a verified and authoritative history of the county – the result of conscientious labor in original research , and of information imparted by pioneers and their descendants , entered upon originally as a pastime and without thought of publication of the collated material. It essays to present county and city historical data that had lasting bearing on the times, but which with many of the picturesque incidents were ignored or overlooked in the publications that have gone before; and lastly it is an endeavor also to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), California | Schreib einen Kommentar

History of Fresno County, Vol. 3

Publiziert am 11. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

History of Fresno County, Vol. 3 – Paul E. Vandor

The editor and publisher of these volumes, which include not less than several hundred biographies spread across the six books, presents them confidently as a verified and authoritative history of the county – the result of conscientious labor in original research , and of information imparted by pioneers and their descendants , entered upon originally as a pastime and without thought of publication of the collated material. It essays to present county and city historical data that had lasting bearing on the times, but which with many of the picturesque incidents were ignored or overlooked in the publications that have gone before; and lastly it is an endeavor also to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), California | Schreib einen Kommentar

History of Fresno County, Vol. 2

Publiziert am 11. Januar 2022 von Jazzybee

History of Fresno County, Vol. 2 – Paul E. Vandor

The editor and publisher of these volumes, which include not less than several hundred biographies spread across the six books, presents them confidently as a verified and authoritative history of the county – the result of conscientious labor in original research , and of information imparted by pioneers and their descendants , entered upon originally as a pastime and without thought of publication of the collated material. It essays to present county and city historical data that had lasting bearing on the times, but which with many of the picturesque incidents were ignored or overlooked in the publications that have gone before; and lastly it is an endeavor also to … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Veröffentlicht unter American History (English), California | Schreib einen Kommentar