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Fiske and Marie Kimball

Shaping Public Engagement with Architecture and the Arts

by Richard Guy Wilson, Lauren Weiss Bricker, Danielle S. Willkens, Professor Susan Kern, Carl R. Lounsbury, John H. Sprinkle Jr., Gardiner Hallock, Ann M. Lucas, John Vick ...

The fascinating journey of one of the art world’s great midcentury power couplesThe essays in this interdisciplinary volume explore how Fiske and Marie Kimball, together and in their own respective ways, shaped the experience and understanding of art and architecture in the twentieth century. From his pioneering publication Thomas Jefferson, Architect in 1916 through his long connection with ... Read more

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The fascinating journey of one of the art world’s great midcentury power couplesThe essays in this interdisciplinary volume explore how Fiske and Marie Kimball, together and in their own respective ways, shaped the experience and understanding of art and architecture in the twentieth century. From his pioneering publication Thomas Jefferson, Architect in 1916 through his long connection with
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Shoreline of Infinity 35

Shoreline of Infinity science fiction magazine, #35

by Noel Chidwick, Callum McSorley, Ken MacLeod, Cat Hellisen, Edd Vick, Elana Gomel, John Buchan, T H Dray ...

Series Book 35 - Shoreline of Infinity science fiction magazine
Science Fiction Magazine featuring short stories, poetry, artwork, articles, reviews.The SF Caledonia special, featuring stories from Scottish writers.Beth NuttallCallum McSorleyCat HellisenDavid Tam McDonaldEly PercyEric BrownKaty LennonKen MacLeodLaura ScotlandLaura WattsMoira McPartlinRichard GregsonTH DrayIncluding the winning story of the Cymera/Shoreline of Infinity ... ... Read more

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Science Fiction Magazine featuring short stories, poetry, artwork, articles, reviews.The SF Caledonia special, featuring stories from Scottish writers.Beth NuttallCallum McSorleyCat HellisenDavid Tam McDonaldEly PercyEric BrownKaty LennonKen MacLeodLaura ScotlandLaura WattsMoira McPartlinRichard GregsonTH DrayIncluding the winning story of the Cymera/Shoreline of Infinity ...
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Slavery and Public History

The Tough Stuff of American Memory

by Ira Berlin, David W. Blight, Gary B. Nash ...

"A fascinating collection of essays" by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery ( Booklist Online).In recent years, the culture wars have called into question the way America's history of slavery is depicted in books, films, television programs, historical sites, and museums. In the first attempt to examine the historiography of ... Read more

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"A fascinating collection of essays" by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery ( Booklist Online).In recent years, the culture wars have called into question the way America's history of slavery is depicted in books, films, television programs, historical sites, and museums. In the first attempt to examine the historiography of
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Landing

A Novel

by Emma Donoghue ...

An "engaging . . . entertaining journey," Landing explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance love in the digital age ( The New York Times Book Review).Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's traveled the world. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to Ireland, Ontario, the tiny town in which she was born and raised. When Jude ... Read more

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An "engaging . . . entertaining journey," Landing explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance love in the digital age ( The New York Times Book Review).Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's traveled the world. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to Ireland, Ontario, the tiny town in which she was born and raised. When Jude
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Smashing Statues

The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments

by Erin L. Thompson ...

A leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America.An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these ... Read more

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A leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America.An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these
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The Seas

by Samantha Hunt ...

Ever since her father walked into the ocean eleven years ago, a young woman waits for him to return. Life in her coastal town is decidedly bleak. Her mother spends her time quietly monitoring the ocean for her missing husband. Her grandfather passes the days typesetting dictionaries that will never be printed. Rather than suffer the contortions of becoming a woman and accepting her father's ... Read more

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Ever since her father walked into the ocean eleven years ago, a young woman waits for him to return. Life in her coastal town is decidedly bleak. Her mother spends her time quietly monitoring the ocean for her missing husband. Her grandfather passes the days typesetting dictionaries that will never be printed. Rather than suffer the contortions of becoming a woman and accepting her father's
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Salem's Witch House

A Touchstone to Antiquity

by John Goff ...

A close-up look at this historic Massachusetts landmark, including photos and illustrations.Though Salem is located on Massachusetts's scenic North Shore, its history has not always been picturesque. The "Witch City," as it is internationally known, is home to numerous landmarks dedicated to the notorious trials of 1692.Of these, the Witch House is perhaps most significant—the former residence of ... Read more

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A close-up look at this historic Massachusetts landmark, including photos and illustrations.Though Salem is located on Massachusetts's scenic North Shore, its history has not always been picturesque. The "Witch City," as it is internationally known, is home to numerous landmarks dedicated to the notorious trials of 1692.Of these, the Witch House is perhaps most significant—the former residence of
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Hal Spacejock: Visit

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by Simon Haynes ...

Series series Hal Spacejock
Who thought it was a good idea to let Hal Spacejock inspire the next generation of spacefarers?Clunk has arranged a school visit, and Hal only agrees after he learns about the free lunch.All he has to do is give a speech, hand out a few gifts and admire a project the students have been working on.Simple.Unfortunately, Hal's speech has been neutered, his gifts are about as welcome as detention, and ... Read more

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Who thought it was a good idea to let Hal Spacejock inspire the next generation of spacefarers?Clunk has arranged a school visit, and Hal only agrees after he learns about the free lunch.All he has to do is give a speech, hand out a few gifts and admire a project the students have been working on.Simple.Unfortunately, Hal's speech has been neutered, his gifts are about as welcome as detention, and
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George Washington's Mount Vernon : At Home in Revolutionary America

At Home in Revolutionary America

by Robert F. Dalzell;Lee Baldwin Dalzell ...

George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his ... Read more

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George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his
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Mystic Chords of Memory

The Transformation of Tradition in American Culture

by Michael Kammen ...

Mystic Chords of Memory"Illustrated with hundreds of well-chosen anecdotes and minute observations . . . Kammen is a demon researcher who seems to have mined his nuggets from the entire corpus of American cultural history . . . insightful and sardonic."—Washington Post Book WorldIn this ground-breaking, panoramic work of American cultural history, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Machine ... Read more

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Mystic Chords of Memory"Illustrated with hundreds of well-chosen anecdotes and minute observations . . . Kammen is a demon researcher who seems to have mined his nuggets from the entire corpus of American cultural history . . . insightful and sardonic."—Washington Post Book WorldIn this ground-breaking, panoramic work of American cultural history, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Machine
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Hal Spacejock: Framed

A short story

by Simon Haynes ...

Series series Hal Spacejock
A dodgy scientist is selling shares in his homemade teleporter, and Hal goes all in.When the teleporter actually works, Hal and Clunk are trapped in a wilderness with no way home. Their only hope is a nearby settlement, but it's inhabited by a tribe of bloodthirsty cannibals.Before long Hal is dressed in animal skins, wielding a machete and stealing food... from the cannibals.As for Clunk, with ... Read more

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A dodgy scientist is selling shares in his homemade teleporter, and Hal goes all in.When the teleporter actually works, Hal and Clunk are trapped in a wilderness with no way home. Their only hope is a nearby settlement, but it's inhabited by a tribe of bloodthirsty cannibals.Before long Hal is dressed in animal skins, wielding a machete and stealing food... from the cannibals.As for Clunk, with
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Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson

Rediscovering the Founding Fathers of American Architecture

by Hugh Howard ...

Yes, they make rather an odd couple-but, truly, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) are the Johnson and Boswell of the story of American architecture. If not for Dr. Fiske Kimball, we might never have known that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Though he was hailed as a brilliant statesman, Jefferson was all but unknown as an artist and an architect for nearly a century. ... Read more

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Yes, they make rather an odd couple-but, truly, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) are the Johnson and Boswell of the story of American architecture. If not for Dr. Fiske Kimball, we might never have known that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Though he was hailed as a brilliant statesman, Jefferson was all but unknown as an artist and an architect for nearly a century.
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