Pioneers To The Past

Author : Stanley South
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489909559
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers in Historical Archaeology written by Stanley South and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique volume, twelve pioneers of historical archaeology offer reminiscences of the early part of their respective careers, circa 1920 to 1940. Each scholar had to overcome numerous biases held by historians and archaeologists-thus each chapter documents a step in the field's march from a marginal to a mainstream discipline. The book makes for facinating reading for archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians of science, and reminds us of the words of C.H. Fairbanks: ''what is past is prelude; study the past. ''

Author : Geoff Emberling
Publisher : Oriental Inst Publications Sales
ISBN 13 : 9781885923707
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers to the Past written by Geoff Emberling and published by Oriental Inst Publications Sales. This book was released on 2010 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920, presented at the Oriental Institute Museum, January 12 to August 23, 2010."-t.p. verso.

Author : David G. McCullough
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781982131661
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pioneers written by David G. McCullough and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent figure in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as trees of a size never imagined, floods, fires, wolves, bears, even an earthquake, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough's subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments."--Dust jacket.

Author : Minerva O'Bryant Chandler
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595359191
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of the Past written by Minerva O'Bryant Chandler and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1852, some of the first settlers into the Sabinal Canyon of Texas traveled from Ireland to Arkansas and then made their way in covered wagons to the area now fittingly named Utopia. Minerva Chandler tells of the lives of her ancestors, the O'Bryant and Kelly families, and all those who shared their joys and sorrows on the Frio River and the surrounding area. Pioneers of the Past was never published in the author's lifetime and has lain dormant since its completion in 1950. It has been brought to life by the author's granddaughter, Charlena Chandler, Minerva's namesake, who has accomplished her grandmother's mission many years later-and a century and a half after those intrepid men and women rode into the beautiful hill country of Texas. Today, this is a land of tourism and development, but life "back then" was a world away from the comforts of modern times. Come and join the days gone by of these hardy pioneers who built the foundations of the Hill Country of Texas.

Author : Caroline Emerson
Publisher : Christian Liberty Press
ISBN 13 : 9781932971514
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Pioneers and Patriots written by Caroline Emerson and published by Christian Liberty Press. This book was released on 2005-09-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Pioneers & Patriots will allow your 3rd and 4th grade students to explore America's past through the fictional accounts of typical pioneer families. Young patriots of today will gain an appreciation of the courage it took to build this great nation of ours!

Author : Lorna Greenberg
Publisher : Franklin Watts
ISBN 13 : 9780531118573
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digging Into the Past written by Lorna Greenberg and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles archaeolgists who have made significant contributions to dinsosaur research, and describes their work.

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ISBN 13 : 9781952005046
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of the Past written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vernon L. Farmer
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313392242
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices of Historical and Contemporary Black American Pioneers [4 Volumes] written by Vernon L. Farmer and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the obstacles black men and women, both historic and contemporary, have faced and overcome to succeed in professional positions. It includes the life and career histories of black American pioneers, who have achieved extraordinary success in fields as varied as aviation and astronautics, education, and medicine and science.

Author : Andrew K. Frank
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813063019
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Before the Pioneers written by Andrew K. Frank and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In this riveting account, Frank moves beyond stories of recent development to uncover the deep history of a place profoundly shaped by mound-builders, slaves, raiders, and traders. This book will change the way you think about Florida history.”—Christina Snyder, author of Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America “Reveals that Old Miami seems a lot like New Miami: a place bursting with energy and desperation, fresh faces, and ancient dreams.”—Gary R. Mormino, author of Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida “A deep, intelligent look at the parade of peoples who dotted the north bank of the Miami River for thousands of years before Miami’s modern era.”—Paul S. George, author of Along the Miami River “A masterful history. A must-read for anyone who wants to learn about Miami.”—Arva Moore Parks, author of George Merrick, Son of the South Wind Formed seemingly out of steel, glass, and concrete, with millions of residents from around the globe, Miami has ancient roots that can be hard to imagine today. Before the Pioneers takes readers back through forgotten eras to the stories of the people who shaped the land along the Miami River long before most modern histories of the city begin. Andrew Frank begins the chronicle of the Magic City’s long history 4,000 years ago when Tequesta Indians settled at the mouth of the river, erecting burial mounds, ceremonial centers, and villages. Centuries later, the area became a stopover for Spanish colonists on their way to Havana. Frank brings to life the vibrant colonies of fugitives and seafarers that formed on the shores of Biscayne Bay in the eighteenth century. He tells of the emergence of the tropical fruit plantations and the accompanying enslaved communities, as well as the military occupation during the Seminole Wars. Eventually, the small seaport town flourished with the coming of “pioneers” like Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler who promoted the city as a place of luxury and brought new waves of residents from the North. Frank pieces together the material culture and the historical record of the Miami River to re-create the fascinating past of one of the world’s most influential cities. A volume in the series Florida in Focus, edited by Frederick R. Davis and Andrew K. Frank

Author : Willa Cather
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1454954582
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book O Pioneers! written by Willa Cather and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Bergson family leave their home in Sweden to travel to the United States in search of a better life, they, like many immigrants, are awed by the beautiful harshness of their new life in Nebraska. When their father, John Bergson, grows sick and dies, he leaves the farm in the hands of his eldest daughter Alexandra Bergson. Resourceful and determined, Alexandra devotes her life to her family's farm, determined to prosper even as her neighbors are overwhelmed by the unremitting demands of pioneer life. But when she falls in love with her childhood friend, Carl Linstrum, Alexandra must choose between her duty to the land, and to her heart. A spirited celebration of the immigrants who have shaped the United States, O Pioneers! is a masterpiece by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.