Capitol Of Freedom

Author : Ken Buck,Shonda Werry
Publisher : Fidelis Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781642935080

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Capitol of Freedom by Ken Buck,Shonda Werry Pdf

Progressives in Washington have big plans. Plans to take over every part of the U.S. economy and manage Americans' lives. Embracing the Green New Deal, abolishing the electoral college, promoting late term abortion, and implementing socialism are just a few of the progressives' latest attempts to remake America. In the process, they abandon the Constitution and our individual liberties. Congressman Ken Buck argues that every American should rediscover our nation's unique freedom story. This book tells the story of how our nation’s founders carefully designed a political system that would guard against tyranny and protect individual liberty. Using the Capitol and its features as the backdrop, Buck shows how our heritage as a free people is woven into every institution in America, and how progressives are attempting to undermine individual liberty. The book offers clear recommendations for steps liberty-minded Americans can take to reverse the progressives’ damaging course. For all who are willing to listen, the Capitol speaks, showing how conservatives can halt the progressives' plans, preserve our remaining freedoms, and reclaim what we’ve lost.

Author : Guy Gugliotta
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429969222

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Freedom's Cap by Guy Gugliotta Pdf

The modern United States Capitol is a triumph of both engineering and design. From its 9-million-pound cast-iron dome to the dazzling opulence of the President's Room and the Senate corridors, the Capitol is one of the most renowned buildings in the world. But the history of the U.S. Capitol is also the history of America's most tumultuous years. As the new Capitol rose above Washington's skyline, battles over slavery and secession ripped the country apart. Ground was broken just months after Congress adopted the compromise of 1850, which was supposed to settle the "slavery question" for all time. The statue Freedom was placed atop the Capitol's new dome in 1863, five months after the Battle of Gettysburg. In Freedom's Cap, the award-winning journalist Guy Gugliotta recounts the history and broader meaning of the Capitol building through the lives of the three men most responsible for its construction. We owe the building's scale and magnificence to none other than Jefferson Davis, who remained the Capitol's staunchest advocate up until the week he left Washington to become president of the Confederacy. Davis's protégé and the Capitol's lead engineer, Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, became quartermaster general of the Union Army and never forgave Davis for his betrayal of the nation. The Capitol's brilliant architect and Meigs's longtime rival, Thomas U. Walter, defended slavery at the beginning of the war but eventually turned fiercely against the South. In impeccable detail, Gugliotta captures the clash of personalities behind the building of the Capitol and the unique engineering, architectural, design, and political challenges the three men collectively overcame to create the iconic seat of American government.

Author : Steven Sellers Lapham,Eugene Walton
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627530583

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Philip Reid Saves The Statue of Freedom by Steven Sellers Lapham,Eugene Walton Pdf

On December 2, 1863, a bronze statue was placed atop the dome of the United States Capitol. Standing more than 19 feet tall, the figure called “Freedom” was designed and created during a period of great turmoil in American history. But at one point during its creation, it wasn’t clear the statue would even get to its final destination. One man, in particular, played an important role in seeing the statue through to completion. His name was Philip Reid. Born into slavery, Reid grew up on a South Carolina farm, helping various craftsmen such as the blacksmith and the potter. Eventually, he was sold to a man named Clark Mills, who opened a foundry in Washington, D.C. Mills’s foundry was contracted to cast the Freedom statue, but the project was jeopardized when a seemingly unsolvable puzzle arose. And it was Philip Reid who stepped in to solve it.

Author : Tyler Stovall
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691205373

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White Freedom by Tyler Stovall Pdf

The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex relationship between freedom and race from the eighteenth century to today, revealing how being free has meant being white. Tyler Stovall explores the intertwined histories of racism and freedom in France and the United States, the two leading nations that have claimed liberty as the heart of their national identities. He explores how French and American thinkers defined freedom in racial terms and conceived of liberty as an aspect and privilege of whiteness. He discusses how the Statue of Liberty—a gift from France to the United States and perhaps the most famous symbol of freedom on Earth—promised both freedom and whiteness to European immigrants. Taking readers from the Age of Revolution to today, Stovall challenges the notion that racism is somehow a paradox or contradiction within the democratic tradition, demonstrating how white identity is intrinsic to Western ideas about liberty. Throughout the history of modern Western liberal democracy, freedom has long been white freedom. A major work of scholarship that is certain to draw a wide readership and transform contemporary debates, White Freedom provides vital new perspectives on the inherent racism behind our most cherished beliefs about freedom, liberty, and human rights.

Author : Marilyn Prolman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1969-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756753090

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Story of the Capitol by Marilyn Prolman Pdf

In 1792, President George Washington and Pierre L1Enfant, the man who planned the District of Columbia, decided to hold a contest. It would help them choose the architect who would design the new country1s Capitol. At the last minute, they picked William Thornton. His design called for a classical building with two wings joined by a dome in the center. This illustrated Weekly Reader Book for children is the story of the Capitol and how it has served for more than two centuries as the center of government for the U.S.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Public buildings
ISBN : UOM:39076000487780

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The Capitol by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elaine Mokhtefi
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781788730020

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Algiers, Third World Capital by Elaine Mokhtefi Pdf

A fascinating portrait of life with the Black Panthers in Algiers: a story of liberation and radical politics Following the Algerian war for independence and the defeat of France in 1962, Algiers became the liberation capital of the Third World. Elaine Mokhtefi, a young American woman immersed in the struggle and working with leaders of the Algerian Revolution, found a home here. A journalist and translator, she lived among guerrillas, revolutionaries, exiles, and visionaries, witnessing historical political formations and present at the filming of The Battle of Algiers. Mokhtefi crossed paths with some of the era’s brightest stars: Frantz Fanon, Stokely Carmichael, Timothy Leary, Ahmed Ben Bella, Jomo Kenyatta, and Eldridge Cleaver. She was instrumental in the establishment of the International Section of the Black Panther Party in Algiers and close at hand as the group became involved in intrigue, murder, and international hijackings. She traveled with the Panthers and organized Cleaver’s clandestine departure for France. Algiers, Third World Capital is an unforgettable story of an era of passion and promise.

Author : Paul Finkelman,Donald R. Kennon
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821443491

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In the Shadow of Freedom by Paul Finkelman,Donald R. Kennon Pdf

Few images of early America were more striking, and jarring, than that of slaves in the capital city of the world’s most important free republic. Black slaves served and sustained the legislators, bureaucrats, jurists, cabinet officials, military leaders, and even the presidents who lived and worked there. While slaves quietly kept the nation’s capital running smoothly, lawmakers debated the place of slavery in the nation, the status of slavery in the territories newly acquired from Mexico, and even the legality of the slave trade in itself. This volume, with essays by some of the most distinguished historians in the nation, explores the twin issues of how slavery made life possible in the District of Columbia and how lawmakers in the district regulated slavery in the nation. Contributors: David Brion Davis, Mary Beth Corrigan, A. Glenn Crothers, Jonathan Earle, Stanley Harrold, Mitch Kachun, Mary K. Ricks, James B. Stewart, Susan Zaeske, David Zarefsky

Author : Marilyn Prolman
Publisher : Childrens Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1969-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516046047

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The Story of the Capitol by Marilyn Prolman Pdf

An account of the architectural work done on the Capitol Building since the basic design was submitted in 1792

Author : Emily Mofield,Tamra Stambaugh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000492989

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Finding Freedom by Emily Mofield,Tamra Stambaugh Pdf

Finding Freedom invites students to follow America's journey toward finding freedom by examining multiple perspectives, conflicts, ideas, and challenges through seminal historical texts. This unit, developed by Vanderbilt University's Programs for Talented Youth and aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), features close readings of some of the most famous American political speeches from notable Americans, presidents, and minority voices. To sharpen historical thinking, students analyze arguments for freedom, examine dissenting perspectives, and reason through multiple viewpoints of historical issues through debates and interactive activities. To develop advanced literacy skills, students evaluate effective rhetorical appeals, claims, supporting evidence, and techniques that advance arguments. Students synthesize their learning by comparing speeches to each other, relating texts to contemporary issues of today, and making interdisciplinary connections. Lessons include close readings with text-dependent questions, choice-based differentiated products, rubrics, formative assessments, social studies content connections, and ELA tasks that require argument and explanatory writing. Ideal for pre-AP and honors courses, the unit features speeches from Patrick Henry, Frederick Douglass, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lincoln, Kennedy, Johnson, George W. Bush, Obama, and others. Grades 6-8

Author : Vivien Green Fryd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015055572468

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Art & Empire by Vivien Green Fryd Pdf

The subject matter and iconography of much of the art in the U.S. Capitol forms a remarkably coherent program of the early course of North American empire, from discovery and settlement to the national development and westward expansion that necessitated the subjugation of the indigenous peoples. In Art and Empire, Vivien Green Fryd's revealing cultural and political interpretation of the portraits, reliefs, allegories, and historical paintings commissioned for the U.S. Capitol, the reader is given an enhanced appreciation for the racial and ethnic implications of these works. This latest contribution to the United States Capitol Historical Society's Perspectives on the Art and Architectural History of the United States Capitol series provides an affordable and accessible insight into one of our most visited, viewed, and revered national buildings. Professor Fryd demonstrates how the politics of our history is written in stone and painted on the walls of these hallowed halls.

Author : Ernest B. Furgurson
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307425959

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Freedom Rising by Ernest B. Furgurson Pdf

In this luminous portrait of wartime Washington, Ernest B. Furgurson–author of the widely acclaimed Chancellorsville 1863, Ashes of Glory, and Not War but Murder--brings to vivid life the personalities and events that animated the Capital during its most tumultuous time. Here among the sharpsters and prostitutes, slaves and statesmen are detective Allan Pinkerton, tracking down Southern sympathizers; poet Walt Whitman, nursing the wounded; and accused Confederate spy Antonia Ford, romancing her captor, Union Major Joseph Willard. Here are generals George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant, railroad crew boss Andrew Carnegie, and architect Thomas Walter, striving to finish the Capitol dome. And here is Abraham Lincoln, wrangling with officers, pardoning deserters, and inspiring the nation. Freedom Rising is a gripping account of the era that transformed Washington into the world’s most influential city.

Author : Steven Waldman
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780812974744

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Founding Faith by Steven Waldman Pdf

The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain that the United States was founded as a “Christian nation.” Many on the left contend that the First Amendment was designed to boldly separate church and state. Neither of these claims is true, argues Beliefnet.com editor in chief Steven Waldman. With refreshing objectivity, Waldman narrates the real story of how our nation’s Founders forged a new approach to religious liberty. Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the Puritan theology of his youth and the Enlightenment philosophy of his adulthood. John Adams’s pungent views on religion stoked his revolutionary fervor and shaped his political strategy. George Washington came to view religious tolerance as a military necessity. Thomas Jefferson pursued a dramatic quest to “rescue” Jesus, in part by editing the Bible. Finally, it was James Madison who crafted an integrated vision of how to prevent tyranny while encouraging religious vibrancy. The spiritual custody battle over the Founding Fathers and the role of religion in America continues today. Waldman at last sets the record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring.

Author : John Anthony Muscalus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Paper money
ISBN : OCLC:4606456

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The Capitol by John Anthony Muscalus Pdf

Author : Marilyn Prolman
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1969-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516446045

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The Story of the Capitol by Marilyn Prolman Pdf

The history and architecture of the nation's capitol.