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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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Harbor Hill

Portrait of a House

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A “palace” ruled by a “queen,” Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country’s wealthiest men. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, “with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country.” The mansion, along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens—and the ... Read more

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A “palace” ruled by a “queen,” Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country’s wealthiest men. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, “with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country.” The mansion, along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens—and the
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Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy

Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings

by Derek H. Davis, M. Andrew Holowchak, Richard E. Dixon, William Merkel, James J. Carpenter, Richard Guy Wilson, Garrett Ward Sheldon, Paul B. Thompson ...

Though it is not uncommon for historians to have something to say concerning philosophical strands in Jefferson’s thought, that something is usually insubstantial—often misleadingly so—or inchoate. Overall, precious little has been said. The significance of the man and the richness of his thought demands that this defect be remedied.Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new ... Read more

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Though it is not uncommon for historians to have something to say concerning philosophical strands in Jefferson’s thought, that something is usually insubstantial—often misleadingly so—or inchoate. Overall, precious little has been said. The significance of the man and the richness of his thought demands that this defect be remedied.Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new
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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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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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George Washington's Mount Vernon

At Home in Revolutionary America

by Lee Baldwin Dalzell, Robert F. Dalzell, Jr. ...

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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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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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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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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William Wells Brown

An African American Life

by Ezra Greenspan ...

**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography'A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century.**Born into slavery in Kentucky, raised on the Western frontier on the farm adjacent to Daniel Boone’s, “rented” out in adolescence to a succession of steamboat captains on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, the young man ... Read more

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**A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography'A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century.**Born into slavery in Kentucky, raised on the Western frontier on the farm adjacent to Daniel Boone’s, “rented” out in adolescence to a succession of steamboat captains on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, the young man
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Boston

A Historic Walking Tour

by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco ...

Series series Images of America
Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the Massachusetts State House as the �Hub of the Universe.� In Boston: A Historic Walking Tour, readers are guided on a series of downtown walking tours that radiate out from this Boston landmark. Featuring different excursions that explore Boston�s prominent neighborhoods and districts, visitors and natives alike will see how this city has become one of the country�s ... Read more

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Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the Massachusetts State House as the �Hub of the Universe.� In Boston: A Historic Walking Tour, readers are guided on a series of downtown walking tours that radiate out from this Boston landmark. Featuring different excursions that explore Boston�s prominent neighborhoods and districts, visitors and natives alike will see how this city has become one of the country�s
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Public History

An Introduction from Theory to Application

by Jennifer Lisa Koslow ...

PUBLIC HISTORYPROVIDES A BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HISTORYPublic History: An Introduction from Theory to Application is the first text of its kind to offer both historical background on the ways in which historians have collected, preserved, and interpreted history with and for public audiences in the United States since the nineteenth century to ... Read more

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PUBLIC HISTORYPROVIDES A BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HISTORYPublic History: An Introduction from Theory to Application is the first text of its kind to offer both historical background on the ways in which historians have collected, preserved, and interpreted history with and for public audiences in the United States since the nineteenth century to
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