History Lover S Guide To Memphis Shelby County

Author : Bill Patton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439669402

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A History Lover's Guide to Memphis & Shelby County by Bill Patton Pdf

This tour of Memphis goes well beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the Home of the Blues. Explore the city's African American heritage from Church Park to beautiful Mason Temple, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final, prophetic speech. Visit Court Square, where a young Thomas Edison delighted children and adults with his popular invention: the cockroach shocker. Discover hidden gems like the nineteenth-century dueling grounds on the banks of the Mississippi and a charming Depression-era country store. From Beale Street to the bluffs, author Bill Patton traces the incomparable history of Memphis.

Author : Bill Patton
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1540242455

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History Lover's Guide to Memphis & Shelby County by Bill Patton Pdf

This tour of Memphis goes well beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the Home of the Blues. Explore the city's African American heritage from Church Park to beautiful Mason Temple, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivere

Author : Bill Patton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467142373

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History Lover's Guide to Memphis & Shelby County, A by Bill Patton Pdf

This tour of Memphis goes well beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the Home of the Blues. Explore the city's African American heritage from Church Park to beautiful Mason Temple, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final, prophetic speech. Visit Court Square, where a young Thomas Edison delighted children and adults with his popular invention: the cockroach shocker. Discover hidden gems like the nineteenth-century dueling grounds on the banks of the Mississippi and a charming Depression-era country store. From Beale Street to the bluffs, author Bill Patton traces the incomparable history of Memphis.

Author : William Patton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-20
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614231684

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A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis by William Patton Pdf

Thanks to Attorney and business owner Bill Patton, you won't miss a thing when you visit downtown Memphis, Tennessee with this guide. Need a practical, useful guide to downtown Memphis's historic streets, buildings and neighborhoods? Look no further than A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis. From Beale Street to the Bluffs, this guidebook covers all the essentials that no explorer of the River City should be without. Each chapter provides a map for a different section of downtown Memphis, guiding readers on a journey to the historic reaches of this modern city. The destinations may vary from classic theatres to barbeque joints, from churches to saloons, but the road always leads to another fascinating Memphis discovery. Perfect for out-of-town visitors or Memphians who need a helpful guide to showcase the attractions that make their hometown one of a kind.

Author : Gina Cordell,Patrick O'Daniel
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 9781596522619

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Historic Photos of Memphis by Gina Cordell,Patrick O'Daniel Pdf

HISTORIC PHOTOS OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest archives of city, state and private collecions. From the Civil War through Reconstruction, the rise of industry, World Wars and into the modern era, Memphis has remained a city of change and innovation. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is the perfect addition to any historican's collection.

Author : G. Wayne Dowdy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614231943

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Hidden History of Memphis by G. Wayne Dowdy Pdf

A tour of the Tennessee city filled with famous faces, fascinating trivia, and forgotten lore—plus a former mayor’s previously unpublished private papers. Step inside the fascinating annals of the Bluff City's history and discover the Memphis that only few know. G. Wayne Dowdy, longtime archivist for the Memphis Public Library, examines the history and culture of the Mid-South during its most important decades. Well-known faces like Clarence Saunders, Elvis Presley, and W.C. Handy are joined by some of the more obscure characters from the past, like the Memphis gangster who inspired one of William Faulkner's most famous novels; the local Boy Scout who captured German spies during World War I; the Memphis radio station that pioneered wireless broadcasting; and so many more. Also included are the previously unpublished private papers and correspondence of former mayor E.H. Crump, giving us new insight and a front-row seat to the machine that shaped Tennessee politics in the twentieth century. Includes photos

Author : Stephanie Feldstein
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781250153265

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The Animal Lover's Guide to Changing the World by Stephanie Feldstein Pdf

"This book belongs on every animal lover's shelf—and it's a particularly great gift for young people who are on fire to save animals but are unsure where to start. Hooray!!" —Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig and The Soul of an Octopus The Animal Lover's Guide to Changing the World is the inspiring, accessible, and empowering book for everyone who loves animals and wants to live a more animal-friendly life, even if they aren’t ready to join a movement or give up bacon. With more than 7.5 billion people on the planet, wildlife is going extinct at the fastest rate since the dinosaurs. Three to four million dogs and cats are killed in shelters every year; billions of chickens, pigs, and cows are killed for food; and countless animals are killed in research labs or their habitat. The numbers are daunting, but there’s good news too! Even one person truly can make a difference without breaking the bank. With Stephanie Feldstein's straightforward and encouraging guidance, readers will learn how to take action to create a better world for the animals we love. It starts with changes as simple as taking a shorter shower, skipping meat once a week, wearing "this" not "that," and extends all the way to online activism and politics. The animals need us; so let's get on with some world changing!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UCAL:B5168923

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Tennessee Librarian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Preston Lauterbach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393246759

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Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis by Preston Lauterbach Pdf

The vivid history of Beale Street—a lost world of swaggering musicians, glamorous madams, and ruthless politicians—and the battle for the soul of Memphis. Following the Civil War, Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, thrived as a cauldron of sex and song, violence and passion. But out of this turmoil emerged a center of black progress, optimism, and cultural ferment. Preston Lauterbach tells this vivid, fascinating story through the multigenerational saga of a family whose ambition, race pride, and moral complexity indelibly shaped the city that would loom so large in American life. Robert Church, who would become “the South’s first black millionaire,” was a mulatto slave owned by his white father. Having survived a deadly race riot in 1866, Church constructed an empire of vice in the booming river town. He made a fortune with saloons, gambling, and—shockingly—white prostitution. But he also nurtured the militant journalism of Ida B. Wells and helped revolutionize American music through the work of composer W.C. Handy, the man who claimed to have invented the blues. In the face of Jim Crow, the Church fortune helped fashion the most powerful black political organization of the early twentieth century. Robert and his son, Bob Jr., bought and sold property, founded a bank, and created a park and auditorium for their people finer than the places whites had forbidden them to attend. However, the Church family operated through a tense arrangement with the Democrat machine run by the notorious E. H. “Boss” Crump, who stole elections and controlled city hall. The battle between this black dynasty and the white political machine would define the future of Memphis. Brilliantly researched and swiftly plotted, Beale Street Dynasty offers a captivating account of one of America’s iconic cities—by one of our most talented narrative historians.

Author : Judith Swirsky
Publisher : Abbeville Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 0789206897

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Art Lover's Travel Guide to American Museums by Judith Swirsky Pdf

With over 750 listings, this travel guide to American art museums provides a directory of permanent collections and a year of special exhibitions. Organized by state and city by city, there is practical information about each venue's hours, ticket prices, handicap accessibility, and facilities, in addition to concise descriptions of collections and special shows. A calendar of temporary exhibits is provided for each museum. There are additional indexes of travelling exhibition itineraries and exhibits featuring Acoustiguide tours.

Author : Judith Swirsky
Publisher : Abbeville Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0789205327

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On Exhibit 2000 by Judith Swirsky Pdf

Directory of museums and art galleries in America with details of their exhibitions.

Author : Russell Johnson
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781911216971

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Memphis Then and Now® by Russell Johnson Pdf

Born as a planned community that was partly owned by Andrew Jackson, Memphis grew on a steady diet of cotton. The second largest cotton supplier in the world, Memphis’s location on the fourth bluff of the Chickasaw River kept it free from flooding and helped the city develop its lucrative trade.Using archive pictures from the 1870s though to the 1960s paired with the equivalent view today, Memphis Then and Now charts the history of the city and the profound effect of the music business; from W. C. Handy and Beale Street, to Stax Records, Sun Records and the home of the King, Graceland. It also includes the railroad station from which Casey Jones departed on his final, fatal run in 1900.Includes: Memphis Levee, Cossitt Library, US Post Office, Beale Street, Handy Park, Warner Theatre, Columbian Mutual, Orpheum Theatre, Hebe Fountain, Union Avenue, Magevney House, Handwerker Gingerbread Playhouse, Shelby County Courthouse, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Memphis Cotton Exchange, First National Bank, Illinois Central Station, City Hall, Masonic Temple, Peabody Hotel and the Tennessee Brewing Company.

Author : Si Kahn
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781605094458

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Creative Community Organizing by Si Kahn Pdf

Privatization has been on the right-wing agenda for years. Health care, schools, Social Security, public lands, the military, prisons-all are considered fair game. Through stories, analysis, impassioned argument-even song lyrics-Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich show that corporations are, by their very nature, unable to fulfill effectively what have traditionally been the responsibilities of government. They make a powerful case that the market is not the measure of all things, and that a vital public sector is an indispensable component of a healthy democracy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110563074

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McCall's by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UCD:31175014945763

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Better Homes and Gardens by Anonim Pdf