Inventing Great Neck

Author : Judith S. Goldstein
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813538846

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Inventing Great Neck by Judith S. Goldstein Pdf

Although frequently recognized as home to well-known personalities, Great Neck is also notable for the conspicuous way it transformed itself from a Gentile community, to a mixed one, and, finally, in the 1960s, to one in which Jews were the majority. In Inventing Great Neck, Judith S. Goldstein recounts these histories in which Great Neck emerges as a leader in the reconfiguration of the American suburb. The book spans four decades of rapid change, beginning with the 1920s. First, the community served as a playground for New York's socialites and celebrities. In the forties, it developed one of the country's most outstanding school systems and served as the temporary home to the United Nations. In the sixties it provided strong support to the civil rights movement.

Author : Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493022885

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American Hero by Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. Pdf

Born to wealth, adventuresome in spirit, shrewd in business, gallant in war, and a beau ideal of his class, Tommy Hitchcock was the epitome of the American hero, a legend even in his own time. To Scott Fitzgerald, Tommy embodied the ideal of the aristocratic man of action, basing two of his characters loosely on Tommy. Tommy joined the Lafayette Escadrille during WWI at the age of 17. He was shot down, captured by the Germans, and then made a dramatic escape to Switzerland. Within a few years after the war, he had become one of the stars of the “Golden Age of Sport.” In the 20s and 30s, Tommy dominated polo more decisively than Bobby Jones did golf or Babe Ruth did baseball. Settling in New York with his growing family, he became an investment banker and threw famous parties in Great Neck, Long Island, which attracted the rich and famous as well as celebrities such as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Always impecunious, the Fitzgeralds were easy to attract to a lavish party, but not so easy to convince to leave. When America entered WWII, Tommy re-entered the service, but was told he was “too old” for combat flying. He became the biggest booster of the new P-51, then in development, becoming instrumental in convincing the Army to build it to protect Flying Fortresses on their bombing raids over Germany. We were losing hundreds of the heavy bombers to Luftwaffe Messerschmitt’s because we didn’t have a fighter that could reach Germany with the bombers. The P-51 was a game-changer. Hermann Goering, commander of the Luftwaffe, told his American interrogators after the war that when he saw P-51s flying unopposed in the skies over Berlin, he knew the gig was up and Germany would lose the war. Tragically, on April 18, 1944, Tommy died test-flying one of the new P-51s in England. He will forever be an American hero.

Author : Jon Langmead
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780826274953

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Ballyhoo! by Jon Langmead Pdf

Ballyhoo! The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling is a history of professional wrestling’s formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the “sport” as we know it. During this period, the major conventions that would define wrestling to the present day were perfected and codified, as wrestling morphed from a rough sport practiced on farms and at town gatherings to melodramatic mass entertainment that reliably drew large crowds in cities across the nation. The narrative uses the life and career of Jack Curley—a boxing promoter whose fortune took a turn for the better when he began promoting wrestling matches—as a compass as it charts the development of wrestling. By the late 1910s, Curley’s shows were selling out Madison Square Garden monthly. Ballyhoo chronicles his competition with the other promoters, as well as the lives of colorful athletes like “Strangler” Ed Lewis, Frank Gotch, the “Masked Marvel,” Jim Londos, “Gorgeous George” Wagner, “Farmer” Martin Burns, and “Dynamite” Gus Sonnenberg.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Inventions
ISBN : UOM:49015003040632

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Inventing and Patenting Sourcebook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard C. Levy
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015032523451

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Inventing & Patenting Sourcebook by Richard C. Levy Pdf

This combination how-to guide and directory takes the reader step-by-step from the point of inspiration to the point of purchase. Written by Richard C. Levy, an inventor and lecturer who has licensed over 70 products in the US and worldwide, this sourcebook offers proven information that can help users take their ideas to the marketplace successfully. The introductory essay offers proven advice on how to patent and trademark a product and how to select a company to approach for licensing. Included are more than 35 usable forms, sample agreements and declarations needed to file for patents and copyrights.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Jews
ISBN : UOM:39015079672534

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American Jewish History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1884 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015066099196

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Jews
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133493531

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Jewish Book World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jack Wertheimer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073859517

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Imagining the American Jewish Community by Jack Wertheimer Pdf

A lively collection of sixteen essays on the many ways American Jews have imagined and constructed communities

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : WISC:89100777044

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The Long Island Historical Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015066180426

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822025019811

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Architect and Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ginger Strand
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781416546566

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Inventing Niagara by Ginger Strand Pdf

Strand reveals the hidden history of America's most iconic natural wonder, Niagara Falls, illuminating what it says about our history, our relationship with the environment, and ourselves.

Author : Brian Selznick
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407166575

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Pdf

An orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life are put in jeopardy. Turn the pages, follow the illustrations and enter an unforgettable new world!

Author : Bohdan S. Wynar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Reference books
ISBN : UOM:39015058397087

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American Reference Books Annual by Bohdan S. Wynar Pdf

1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.