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Taylored Lives: Narrative Productions in the Age of Taylor, ...

Taylored Lives: Narrative Productions in the Age of Taylor, ...

Martha Banta

Martha Banta takes a close look at texts ranging from mail order catalogs and popular romances to the works of Henry Adams and Nathanael West to trace the effects of the efficiency craze on the full fabric of American culture.
Henry James. An Alien's "History" of America

Henry James. An Alien's "History" of America

Martha Banta

The breadth and depth of Banta’s knowledge of James and of the historical America from which he emerged and which he never ceased to engage, however ambivalently, will make this a rich reading experience for general readers as well as ...
New Essays on The American

New Essays on The American

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Martha Banta. AMERICAN * NO V E L * NEW ESSAYS ON *** AMERIGO *** EDITED BY MARTHA BANTA NEW ESSAYS ON THE AMERICAN GENERAL EDITOR Emory Elliott, Princeton. * THE * Front Cover.
Crawfordsville, One Hundred Forty-three Years in the Hoosier ...

Crawfordsville, One Hundred Forty-three Years in the Hoosier ...

Richard Elwell Banta

Richard Elwell Banta. PATRONS and PATRONESSES A Friend R. O. Ristine Norman L. Caldwell Mr. and. Mrs. Christine Gould Mrs. Dorothy M. O'Neall Mr. and Mrs. James D. Warren Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Swan Dr. and Mrs. Hawthorne C.
Early families of Bradford, New Hampshire

Early families of Bradford, New Hampshire

Bradford Historical Society (N.H.)

INGALLS / ENGALLS David4, Henry 3, Henry 2, Henry' David INGALLS Bradford censuses 1790 - 1820 Dea. David Ingalls, son of David Ingalls and his wife Priscilla Howe, was b. 19 Feb 1750/51 in Andover Mass [AndoverMAVR:220], and d.
Kung Fu

Kung Fu

David Henry Hwang

David Henry Hwang, the Pulitzer Prize finalist author of M. Butterfly and Yellowface, reimagines an icon.
Henry: Virtuous Prince

Henry: Virtuous Prince

David Starkey

Bestselling royal historian David Starkey’s captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy’s most enduring icon.
A Hand-book for the Architecture, Tapistries, Paintings, ...

A Hand-book for the Architecture, Tapistries, Paintings, ...

Sir Henry Cole

David Cox, jun. ... Mary Anne Williams Initial, Wolsey's Monogram Henry Cole ... .. . Anne Cowper... ... p. v. View from Moulsey.. ... David Cox, jun. ... Isabel Thompson .. l Initial A . . . . . . . . Henry Cole . . . . Laura Bond . . . . l Initial I ( Chimney Shaft) ...
Livingstone letters, 1843 to 1872: David Livingstone ...

Livingstone letters, 1843 to 1872: David Livingstone ...

David Livingstone

... Dublin and Durham had also come to be associated.27 Charles Frederick Mackenzie28 was chosen to lead the party, which consisted of the young curates Henry Carter Scudamore2'' and Lovell James Procter,30 a deacon Henry Rowley ," ...
Thoreau: Political Writings

Thoreau: Political Writings

Henry David Thoreau

A complete edition of political essays by the eloquent and influential American writer Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1996.
Essays of Henry David Thoreau - Walking

Essays of Henry David Thoreau - Walking

Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau challenges us will understand that man is part of nature, man being one of the most important aspects of its manifestation.
The Sound of a Voice

The Sound of a Voice

David Henry Hwang

David Henry Hwang. PROPERTY LIST On Stage Shabby living room furniture, including: Old couch, with mismatched pillows Big wingchair, with hole in upholstery Auto tire, used as chair Low, wobbly table Bookcases, with assorted junk ...
True Harvest: Readings from Henry David Thoreau for Every ...

True Harvest: Readings from Henry David Thoreau for Every ...

Henry David Thoreau

In addition, True Harvest is designed to help readers use Thoreau's sentiments as a daily spiritual practice'one that promotes a life of simplicity, conscious living, and quiet contemplation.
Anticipating and Assessing Health Care Technology: General ...

Anticipating and Assessing Health Care Technology: General ...

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... Policy Conclusions. A report commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios. Scenario Commission on Future Health Care Technology Chairman H. David Banta (senior researcher Annetine Gelijns) Anticipating and.
The Papers of Henry Laurens: Aug. 1, 1769-Oct. 9, 1771

The Papers of Henry Laurens: Aug. 1, 1769-Oct. 9, 1771

Henry Laurens

Henry Laurens David R. Chesnutt, Philip May Hamer. APPENDIX. A. THE VILLAGE OF HAMPSTEAD The property which became known as the Village of Hampstead, a Charleston suburb, was purchased by HL from George Austin and  ...
Twelve Henry David Thoreau Bookmarks

Twelve Henry David Thoreau Bookmarks

Henry David Thoreau

" Pithy, pleasing and sometimes profound sentiments by Thoreau are beautifully enhanced by the lovely watercolor illustrations on these bookmarks. A dozen 2" x 5¾" bookmarks on 6 plates; quotations printed on backs.
Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal ...

Henry Alsberg: The Driving Force of the New Deal Federal ...

Susan Rubenstein DeMasi

58. Henry Alsberg to Felix Frankfurter, May 12, 1919, File A264/7, Central Zionist Archives. 59. Henry Morgenthau III, Mostly Morgenthaus: A Family History (New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1991), 196. 60. Boris David Bogen, Born a Jew, ...
The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics

The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics

David Starkey

The Reign of Henry the VIII is not so much a book about Henry VIII. It is about the great game of politics over which he presided.
Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

David Starkey

With an equally keen eye for romantic and political intrigue, he brilliantly recaptures the story of Henry's wives and the England they ruled.
A Cultural History of the American Novel, 1890-1940: Henry ...

A Cultural History of the American Novel, 1890-1940: Henry ...

David Minter

Henry James to William Faulkner David Minter. "I have no doubt that A Cultural History of the American Novel will become the standard literary history of the period, and a model of literary history for the next generation of Americanists.
Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays of David Henry ...

Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays of David Henry ...

David Hwang

A major collection by the preeminent Asian-American playwright.

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