The Story Of Durham

Author : Douglas Pocock
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750953009

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The Story of Durham by Douglas Pocock Pdf

The Story of Durham traces the evolution of a city that medieval writers likened to Jerusalem, which Ruskin termed one of the wonders of the world, and which Pevsner, more modestly, called one of the architectural experiences of Europe. To Bill Bryson, meanwhile, Durham appeared ‘a perfect little city’ with ‘the best cathedral on planet Earth’. The city is a physical manifestation of a significant event in our history: the Romanesque cathedral and castle together constitute this country’s monument to the Norman invasion, the last of our country. Beautifully illustrated, this popular history by a leading academic will delight residents and visitors alike.

Author : Sheila Amir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578585715

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The Bulls of Durham by Sheila Amir Pdf

Living history blending Durham, North Carolina's history from 1701 to February 2019 with over 120 Durhamite interviews.

Author : Jean Bradley Anderson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822349839

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Durham County by Jean Bradley Anderson Pdf

This sweeping history of Durham County, North Carolina, extends from the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth.

Author : William Kenneth Boyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Durham (N.C.)
ISBN : UCAL:$B726899

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The Story of Durham by William Kenneth Boyd Pdf

Author : Leslie Brown
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807877530

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Upbuilding Black Durham by Leslie Brown Pdf

In the 1910s, both W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington praised the black community in Durham, North Carolina, for its exceptional race progress. Migration, urbanization, and industrialization had turned black Durham from a post-Civil War liberation community into the "capital of the black middle class." African Americans owned and operated mills, factories, churches, schools, and an array of retail services, shops, community organizations, and race institutions. Using interviews, narratives, and family stories, Leslie Brown animates the history of this remarkable city from emancipation to the civil rights era, as freedpeople and their descendants struggled among themselves and with whites to give meaning to black freedom. Brown paints Durham in the Jim Crow era as a place of dynamic change where despite common aspirations, gender and class conflicts emerged. Placing African American women at the center of the story, Brown describes how black Durham's multiple constituencies experienced a range of social conditions. Shifting the historical perspective away from seeing solidarity as essential to effective struggle or viewing dissent as a measure of weakness, Brown demonstrates that friction among African Americans generated rather than depleted energy, sparking many activist initiatives on behalf of the black community.

Author : Jim Wise
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1589731670

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Durham by Jim Wise Pdf

From the Cigarette City to the City of Medicine, Durham has progressed from a country crossroad, famed for rum and rowdiness, to a prosperous metropolis, renowned for medical research and advanced technology. Recognized as a thriving point in North Carolina's Research Triangle, the city began along industrial and commercial networks as early as the seventeenth century, paving the way for famous beginnings in the distinctive tobacco and textile industries. From its roots in the agrarian Carolina back country to its foundation as a railroad stop, growth into a tobacco-based industrial area, and transformation into a coming-of-age city, the Bull City story is wrought with tales of coincidence, good fortune, and unexpected outcomes. Durham exists through quirk and happenstance, derived from a slave's drowsiness, a textile tycoon's authority, and the union of a widower and the county's loveliest girl. The developing city embodies the spirit of these unique beginnings. Starting long before North Carolina was established and extending to the present, Durham: A Bull City Story recounts the engaging, comprehensive history of an environmentally and culturally rich area of the state. A myriad of first-hand accounts allow the reader to mingle with Durham's residents throughout significant historical times.

Author : David Anthony Durham
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307561046

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Walk Through Darkness by David Anthony Durham Pdf

When he learns that his pregnant wife has been spirited off to a distant city, William responds as any man might—he drops everything to pursue her. But as a fugitive slave in Antebellum America, he must run a terrifying gauntlet, eluding the many who would re-enslave him while learning to trust the few who dare to aid him on his quest. Among those hunting William is Morrison, a Scot who as a young man fled the miseries of his homeland only to discover even more brutal realities in the New World. Bearing many scars, including the loss of his beloved brother, Morrison tracks William for reasons of his own, a personal agenda rooted in tragic events that have haunted him for decades. Following up on his award-winning debut, Gabriel’s Story, David Anthony Durham presents another riveting tale, a brilliantly drawn portrait of America before the Civil War, and a provocative meditation on racial identity, freedom and equality.

Author : David Anthony Durham
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307425980

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Gabriel's Story by David Anthony Durham Pdf

When Gabriel Lynch moves with his mother and brother from a brownstone in Baltimore to a dirt-floor hovel on a homestead in Kansas, he is not pleased. He does not dislike his new stepfather, a former slave, but he has no desire to submit to a life of drudgery and toil on the untamed prairie. So he joins up with a motley crew headed for Texas only to be sucked into an ever-westward wandering replete with a mindless violence he can neither abet nor avoid–a terrifying trek he penitently fears may never allow for a safe return. David Anthony Durham is a genuine talent bent on devastating originality and Gabriel’s Story is as formidable a debut as we have witnessed.

Author : Ron Morris
Publisher : Baseball America
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1932391665

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No Bull by Ron Morris Pdf

In 1980, Durham, N.C., was a downtrodden city without baseball or much identity at all beyond the tobacco industry, which was slowly fading away. Enter the Durham Bulls, who debuted to instant success that year and led to an era of rebirth for the city. This is the story of the 1980 Durham Bulls, told by the beat writer who followed them from spring training through the dog days of August, and how they gave rise to successes that none of them could have envisioned. Just as covering the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s proved to be “The Boys of Summer” for author Roger Kahn, the 1980 Durham Bulls provided Ron Morris with a story to cover that has endured over the next three decades. While many baseball fans think the success of the movie "Bull Durham" led to the rise of the Durham Bulls, in fact the opposite is true. The Bulls were a hit from the first time they opened the gates in 1980, and their sustained success led to the rebirth of Durham, N.C., as a city, to the renaissance of minor league baseball as a viable industry, and even the rise of Baseball America as the recognized leader in baseball media. In "No Bull," Morris follows the 1980 Durham Bulls through their inaugural season, using that narrative thread to explore all the ripples that the team caused in the city and beyond. Morris was the reporter who covered the team for the Durham Herald-Sun that season, and now he has gone back and interviewed the former players and coaches, as well as residents of Durham, to examine the team's impact on the city.

Author : David Anthony Durham
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307276995

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Pride of Carthage by David Anthony Durham Pdf

This epic retelling of the legendary Carthaginian military leader’s assault on the Roman empire begins in Ancient Spain, where Hannibal Barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. After conquering the Roman city of Saguntum, Hannibal wages his campaign through the outposts of the empire, shrewdly befriending peoples disillusioned by Rome and, with dazzling tactics, outwitting the opponents who believe the land route he has chosen is impossible. Yet Hannibal’s armies must take brutal losses as they pass through the Pyrenees mountains, forge the Rhone river, and make a winter crossing of the Alps before descending to the great tests at Cannae and Rome itself. David Anthony Durham draws a brilliant and complex Hannibal out of the scant historical record–sharp, sure-footed, as nimble among rivals as on the battlefield, yet one who misses his family and longs to see his son grow to manhood. Whether portraying the deliberations of a general or the calculations of a common soldier, vast multilayered scenes of battle or moments of introspection when loss seems imminent, Durham brings history alive.

Author : Martin Roberts
Publisher : Tempus Pub Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0752425374

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Durham by Martin Roberts Pdf

Durham is a World Heritage city of remarkable architectural richness, with the cathedral, castle and town forming three constant elements in a history spanning many centuries. This book traces the story of Durham from its beginnings to the present day, through its rich heritage of buildings and landscapes.

Author : Robert Franklin Durden
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 082230743X

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The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929 by Robert Franklin Durden Pdf

Chiefly a record of the life and descendants of Washington Duke. He was born 20 Dec 1820 to Taylor Duke and Dicey Jones. He married Mary Caroline Clinton in 1842. They were the parents of two children. She died in 1847. He married Artelia Toney in Dec 1852. They were the parents of three children. She died in 1858. He died 8 May 1905.

Author : Norman Emery
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-29
Category : Coal miners
ISBN : 0752450425

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Coalminers of Durham by Norman Emery Pdf

The real story of Durham's bygone mining age

Author : Jean Anderson,Jim Wise,Katy Munger,Ariel Dorfman,Rodrigo Dorfman,Barry Yeoman,Clyde Edgerton,Pam Spaulding,Diane Daniel,Cliff Bellamy
Publisher : Eno Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780983247531

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27 Views of Durham by Jean Anderson,Jim Wise,Katy Munger,Ariel Dorfman,Rodrigo Dorfman,Barry Yeoman,Clyde Edgerton,Pam Spaulding,Diane Daniel,Cliff Bellamy Pdf

Eno Publishers builds on its successful 27 Views series by showcasing the literary community of Durham, North Carolina, in 27 Views of Durham: The Bull City in Prose & Poetry. The book features 27 writers, who in poetry, essays, short stories, and book excerpts focus on the town of Durham, famous for Duke University, tobacco, and Southern cuisine. The collection offers readers a broad and varied picture of life past and present in Durham, as well as a sense of the town's literary breadth. Contributing authors include Steve Schewel, Jean Anderson, Carl Kenney, Katy Munger, Ariel Dorfman, Pierce Freelon, John Valentine, Shirlette Ammons, Jim Wise, and others.

Author : Paul Durham
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780007526918

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The Luck Uglies (The Luck Uglies, Book 1) by Paul Durham Pdf

Luck Uglies was a name whispered around the docks and darkest taverns, places where men played fast and loose with the law...