Here Lies Virginia

Author : Ivor Noël Hume
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Virginia
ISBN : UOM:39015019062978

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Here Lies Virginia by Ivor Noël Hume Pdf

The chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg shows how the discoveries made at colonial America sites have helped dramatically to fill in the gaps in the documentary history. The author tells the archaeological story of colonial Virginia by describing the excavations at Roanoke Island, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, and by revealing to us the treasures of two "lost plantations." Its chief attraction lies in the rich picture it gives of the intimacies of colonial life. The author reveals how the archaeologist marries the clues which the excavations provide to the written historical record to arrive at new levels of understanding about how our colonial ancestors lived.

Author : Ivor Noël Hume
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014198976

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Here Lies Virginia; an Archaeologist's View of Colonial Life and History by Ivor Noël Hume Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Cristin Terrill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781481480765

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Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill Pdf

A young runaway is welcomed into the arms of an affluent family after he takes on the identity of the family's missing son Daniel, only to slowly realize that the family knows more about Daniel's disappearance than they're letting on.

Author : Adrienne Perry
Publisher : Baker's Plays
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0874402123

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White Garden, The by Adrienne Perry Pdf

Author : William T. Vollmann
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0142001503

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Argall by William T. Vollmann Pdf

From the National Book Award-winning author of Europe Central – a hugely original fictional history of Pocahontas, John Smith, and the Jamestown colony in Virginia In Argall, the third novel in his Seven Dreams series, William T. Vollmann alternates between extravagant Elizabethan language and gritty realism in an attempt to dig beneath the legend surrounding Pocahontas, John Smith, and the founding of the Jamestown colony in Virginia-as well as the betrayals, disappointments, and atrocities behind it. With the same panoramic vision, mythic sensibility, and stylistic daring that he brought to the previous novels in the Seven Dreams series--hailed upon its inception as "the most important literary project of the '90s" (The Washington Post)--Vollmann continues his hugely original fictional history of the clash of Native Americans and Europeans in the New World. In reconstructing America's past as tragedy, nightmare, and bloody spectacle, Vollmann does nothing less than reinvent the American novel.

Author : Delia Ray
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375898440

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Here Lies Linc by Delia Ray Pdf

When 12-year-old Linc Crenshaw decides he wants to go to public school, his professor mom isn't so happy with the idea. He's convinced it will be the ticket to a new social life. Instead, it's a disaster when his mom shows up at their field trip to the local cemetery to lecture them on gravestones, and Linc sees her through his fellow-students' eyes. He's convinced his chances at a social life are over until a cemetery-related project makes him sought-after by fellow students he's not so sure he wants as friends, helps him make a new, genuine friend, and brings to light some information about his family that upends his world. Delia Ray has written a funny, heartfelt story about a lonely kid and his mother as they ultimately cope with the grief left behind from his dad's death, and along the journey find new ways to connect with each other, and their community.

Author : James Michael Lindgren
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0813914507

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Preserving the Old Dominion by James Michael Lindgren Pdf

In 1889 tradition-minded women, including many from Virginia's most prominent families, formed the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA), the first state preservation organization in the United States. And where better? After all, who else could so readily claim both colonial and Confederate heritage, both Jamestown and the White House of the Confederacy? In Preserving the Old Dominion cultural historian James Lindgren shows how the preservation movement strove to rebuild a revered past upon the foundations of its historic structures. While vividly capturing entertaining incidents - white-gloved pilgrimages, a Richmond costume ball, even a search for a Jamestown Rock to set back those arriviste New Englanders - and introducing battling (often with each other) preservationists, Lindgren also explores the serious consequences of these sometimes amusing efforts. He shows how the reinvention of the past shaped contemporary Virginia and the South. In a very real sense the battle between North and South was replayed at the end of the nineteenth century in a contest to control the nation's past. The AVPA's significance lies not only in the fact that it played a major role in the resurgence of conservatism in the late nineteenth-century South, but that it fits into a larger American picture where tradition-minded Americans tapped their history - whether imagined or real - to shape their identity. Preserving the Old Dominion incorporates history, anthropology, architecture, archaeology, religion, and politics; it will be of interest to historians in all fields as well as women's studies scholars.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006357599

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781607102038

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Uncle John's Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' Institute Pdf

At a whopping 600 absorbing pages, Uncle John pulled out all the stops to make the behemoth Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader the epitome of Throne Room entertainment. Happy birthday, Uncle John! This 20th anniversary edition proves that some things do get better with age. Since 1987, the Bathroom Readers’ Institute has led the movement to stand up for those who sit down and read in the bathroom (and everywhere else for that matter). Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Bathroom Reader is jam-packed with 600 pages of all-new articles (as usual, divided by length for your sitting convenience). In what other single book could you find such a lively mix of surprising trivia, strange lawsuits, dumb crooks, origins of everyday things, forgotten history, quirky quotations, and wacky wordplay? Uncle John rules the world of information and humor, so get ready to be thoroughly entertained as you read about: * The incredible (edible) history of bread * The secret congressional bomb shelter * Farts in the news * The history of the aloha shirt * The real Zorro * The worst city in America * How your taste buds work * It’s the Peanuts story, Charlie Brown And much, much more!

Author : Walter Muir Whitehill
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807838228

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The Arts in Early American History by Walter Muir Whitehill Pdf

This summary essay and the heavily annotated bibliography covering the period from the first colonization to 1826 are primarily intended to aid the scholar and student by suggesting areas of further study and ways of expanding the conventional interpretations of early American history. Originally published in 1935. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Charles Carroll Bombaugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Literature
ISBN : UCAL:B3562997

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Gleanings from the Harvest Fields of Literature by Charles Carroll Bombaugh Pdf

Author : C. C. Bombaugh
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385243002

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Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-Fields of Literature by C. C. Bombaugh Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : Charles Carroll Bombaugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Literary curiosa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007430171

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Gleanings from the Harvest-fields of Literature, Science and Art by Charles Carroll Bombaugh Pdf

Author : Kenneth C. Nystrom
Publisher : Springer
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319268361

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The Bioarchaeology of Dissection and Autopsy in the United States by Kenneth C. Nystrom Pdf

Encountering evidence of postmortem examinations - dissection or autopsy in historic skeletal collections is relatively rare, but recently there has been an increase in the number of reported instances. And much of what has been evaluated has been largely descriptive and historical. The Bioarchaeology of Dissection and Autopsy brings together in a single volume the skeletal evidence of postmortem examination in the United States. Ranging from the early colonial period to the early 1900’s, from a coffeehouse at Colonial Williamsburg to a Quaker burial vault in lower Manhattan, the contributions to this volume demonstrate the interpretive significance of a historically and theoretically contextualized bioarchaeology. The authors employ a wide range of perspectives, demonstrating how bioarchaeological evidence can be used to address a wide range of themes including social identity and marginalization, racialization, the nature of the body and fragmentation, and the emergence of medical practice and authority in the United States.​

Author : William Pencak
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810855878

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Historical Dictionary of Colonial America by William Pencak Pdf

The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another. Most importantly, the focus of global commerce and power shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, largely because of the discovery ofthe New World. The New World was more than a geographic novelty. It opened the way for new human possibilities, possibilities that were first fulfilled by the British colonies of North America, nearly 100 years after Columbus landed in the Bahamas. TheHistorical Dictionary of Colonial America covers America's history from the first settlements to the end and immediate aftermath of the French and Indian War. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the various colonies, which were founded and how they became those which declared independence. Religious, political, economic, and family life; important people; warfare; and relations between British, French, Spanish, and Dutch colonies are also among the topics covered. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Colonial America.