Frank C. Spencer's Books

Harvard Guide to American History

By: Frank Freidel,Frank Burt Freidel,Richard K. Showman

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Harvard Guide to American History

By: Frank Freidel,Frank Burt Freidel,Richard K. Showman

Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.

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Harvard University Press

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ISBN 10

0674375602

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9780674375604

The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

By: David A. Hanks,Frank Lloyd Wright,Renwick Gallery

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The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

By: David A. Hanks,Frank Lloyd Wright,Renwick Gallery

Determined to create a completely integrated environment, Wright designed not only buildings, but furnishings, fixtures, appliances, decorative items and more. Noted architectural and design authority David Hanks has provided an informative, insightful text, along with over 200 line drawings and photos. 219 black-and-white illus. 24 in full color. New preface by the author.

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278

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Courier Corporation

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0486407306

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9780486407302

Basic Interests

The Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science

By: Frank R. Baumgartner,Beth L. Leech

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The Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science

By: Frank R. Baumgartner,Beth L. Leech

A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the American political system. Today, political scientists are more likely to see groups as a marginal influence compared to institutions such as Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary. Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech show that scholars have veered from one extreme to another not because of changes in the political system, but because of changes in political science. They review hundreds of books and articles about interest groups from the 1940s to today; examine the methodological and conceptual problems that have beset the field; and suggest research strategies to return interest-group studies to a position of greater relevance. The authors begin by explaining how the group approach to politics became dominant forty years ago in reaction to the constitutional-legal approach that preceded it. They show how it fell into decline in the 1970s as scholars ignored the impact of groups on government to focus on more quantifiable but narrower subjects, such as collective-action dilemmas and the dynamics of recruitment. As a result, despite intense research activity, we still know very little about how groups influence day-to-day governing. Baumgartner and Leech argue that scholars need to develop a more coherent set of research questions, focus on large-scale studies, and pay more attention to the context of group behavior. Their book will give new impetus and direction to a field that has been in the academic wilderness too long.

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246

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Princeton University Press

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1400822483

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9781400822485

Frank Lloyd Wright

Graphic Artist

By: Penny Fowler,Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Graphic Artist

By: Penny Fowler,Frank Lloyd Wright

Book Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's mammoth contribution to architecture is universally acknowledged, but his graphic work has been largely overlooked in the existing literature about this seminal architect. His designs for typography, books, posters, murals, and magazines have remained relatively obscure, even though they are key components of his oeuvre. Penny Fowler has thoroughly investigated the artist's innovative graphic work and placed it within the context of various aesthetic movements, from Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and De Stijl. Wright's publications - including The House Beautiful and An Autobiography - his delineations for the Wasmuth Portfolio, and his mural designs for Midway Gardens and the Imperial Hotel are explored, and one chapter is devoted to the festive covers Wright created for Liberty magazine. (Wright's designs were considered far too radical from the current trends, so Liberty turned them down.) Now this important part of the artist's work has been succinctly reviewed and amply illustrated. The ten chapters - carefully annotated with endnotes - explore Wright's foray into the world of graphic design, including book design; his influence by international sources; and his visits to Japan and Europe. Exhibitions and publications are included in the last chapter. Frank Lloyd Wright: Graphic Artist suggests that the man's genius simply knew no bounds.

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160

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Pomegranate

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0764920170

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9780764920172

Frank Lloyd Wright

By: Jennifer Fandel,Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright

By: Jennifer Fandel,Frank Lloyd Wright

Examines the life and career of the American architect, detailing the evolution of his innovative design and the structures which won him fame around the world.

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The Creative Company

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1583413782

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9781583413784

Authorized Agents

Publication and Diplomacy in the Era of Indian Removal

By: Frank Kelderman

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Authorized Agents

Publication and Diplomacy in the Era of Indian Removal

By: Frank Kelderman

In the nineteenth century, Native American writing and oratory extended a long tradition of diplomacy between indigenous people and settler states. As the crisis of forced removal profoundly reshaped Indian country between 1820 and 1860, tribal leaders and intellectuals worked with coauthors, interpreters, and amanuenses to address the impact of American imperialism on Indian nations. These collaborative publication projects operated through institutions of Indian diplomacy, but also intervened in them to contest colonial ideas about empire, the frontier, and nationalism. In this book, Frank Kelderman traces this literary history in the heart of the continent, from the Great Lakes to the Upper Missouri River Valley. Because their writings often were edited and published by colonial institutions, many early Native American writers have long been misread, discredited, or simply ignored. Authorized Agents demonstrates why their works should not be dismissed as simply extending the discourses of government agencies or religious organizations. Through analyses of a range of texts, including oratory, newspapers, autobiographies, petitions, and government papers, Kelderman offers an interdisciplinary method for examining how Native authors claimed a place in public discourse, and how the conventions of Indian diplomacy shaped their texts.

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288

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State University of New York Press

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ISBN 10

1438476191

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9781438476193

Done with Slavery

The Black Fact in Montreal, 1760-1840

By: Frank Mackey

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Done with Slavery

The Black Fact in Montreal, 1760-1840

By: Frank Mackey

A study of the black experience in Montreal.

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616

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773535780

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9780773535787

Denman Ross and American Design Theory

By: Marie Ann Frank

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Denman Ross and American Design Theory

By: Marie Ann Frank

The life and thought of one of the founders of twentieth-century American design

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UPNE

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1611680123

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9781611680126

The Cana Sanctuary

History, Diplomacy, and Black Catholic Marriage in Antebellum St. Augustine, Florida

By: Frank Marotti

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The Cana Sanctuary

History, Diplomacy, and Black Catholic Marriage in Antebellum St. Augustine, Florida

By: Frank Marotti

Uses the collective testimony from more than two hundred Patriot War claims, previously believed to have been destroyed, to offer insight into the lesser-known Patriot War of 1812 and to constitute an intellectual history of everyday people caught in the path of an expanding American empire In the late seventeenth century a group of about a dozen escaped African slaves from the English colony of Carolina reached the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine. In a diplomatic bid for sanctuary, to avoid extradition and punishment, they requested the sacrament of Catholic baptism from the Spanish Catholic Church. Their negotiations brought about their baptism and with it their liberation. The Cana Sanctuary focuses on what author Frank Marotti terms “folk diplomacy”—political actions conducted by marginalized, non-state sectors of society—in this instance by formerly enslaved African Americans in antebellum East Florida. The book explores the unexpected transformations that occurred in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century St. Augustine as more and more ex-slaves arrived to find their previously disregarded civil rights upheld under sacred codes by an international, nongovernmental, authoritative organization. With the Catholic Church acting as an equalizing, empowering force for escaped African slaves, the Spanish religious sanctuary policy became part of popular historical consciousness in East Florida. As such, it allowed for continual confrontations between the law of the Church and the law of the South. Tensions like these survived, ultimately lending themselves to an “Afro-Catholicism” sentiment that offered support for antislavery arguments.

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240

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University of Alabama Press

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0817317473

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9780817317478

Mighty Stonewall

By: Frank E. Vandiver

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Mighty Stonewall

By: Frank E. Vandiver

Presents a comprehensive biography of Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson and traces his life and military career from his childhood and entrance into West Point, years of teaching at the Virginia Military Institute, Civil War campaigns, and death after the Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1963.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890963916

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9780890963913

Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

By: Frank H. Knight

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Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

By: Frank H. Knight

A timeless classic of economic theory that remains fascinating and pertinent today, this is Frank Knight's famous explanation of why perfect competition cannot eliminate profits, the important differences between "risk" and "uncertainty," and the vital role of the entrepreneur in profitmaking. Based on Knight's PhD dissertation, this 1921 work, balancing theory with fact to come to stunning insights, is a distinct pleasure to read. FRANK H. KNIGHT (1885-1972) is considered by some the greatest American scholar of economics of the 20th century. An economics professor at the University of Chicago from 1927 until 1955, he was one of the founders of the Chicago school of economics, which influenced Milton Friedman and George Stigler.

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401

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Cosimo, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1602060053

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9781602060050

Topology of 4-Manifolds (PMS-39), Volume 39

By: Michael H. Freedman,Frank Quinn

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Topology of 4-Manifolds (PMS-39), Volume 39

By: Michael H. Freedman,Frank Quinn

One of the great achievements of contemporary mathematics is the new understanding of four dimensions. Michael Freedman and Frank Quinn have been the principals in the geometric and topological development of this subject, proving the Poincar and Annulus conjectures respectively. Recognition for this work includes the award of the Fields Medal of the International Congress of Mathematicians to Freedman in 1986. In Topology of 4-Manifolds these authors have collaborated to give a complete and accessible account of the current state of knowledge in this field. The basic material has been considerably simplified from the original publications, and should be accessible to most graduate students. The advanced material goes well beyond the literature; nearly one-third of the book is new. This work is indispensable for any topologist whose work includes four dimensions. It is a valuable reference for geometers and physicists who need an awareness of the topological side of the field. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400861063

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9781400861064

"Ausgeführte Bauten" of 1911

By: Frank Lloyd Wright

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"Ausgeführte Bauten" of 1911

By: Frank Lloyd Wright

207 rare photos of Oak Park period, first great buildings: Unity Temple, Dana house, Larkin factory, more. Complete photos of Wasmuth edition. New Introduction.

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150

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Courier Corporation

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0486243818

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9780486243818

The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright

Critical Writings on Architecture

By: Frank Lloyd Wright

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The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright

Critical Writings on Architecture

By: Frank Lloyd Wright

Presents a collection of significant writings of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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466

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Princeton University Press

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0691146322

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9780691146324

Book's by Frank C. Spencer

Harvard Guide to American History

Harvard Guide to American History

The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

Basic Interests

Basic Interests

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Authorized Agents

Authorized Agents

Done with Slavery

Done with Slavery

Denman Ross and American Design Theory

Denman Ross and American Design Theory

The Cana Sanctuary

The Cana Sanctuary

Mighty Stonewall

Mighty Stonewall

Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

Risk, Uncertainty and Profit

Topology of 4-Manifolds (PMS-39), Volume 39

Topology of 4-Manifolds (PMS-39), Volume 39

"Ausgeführte Bauten" of 1911

"Ausgeführte Bauten" of 1911

The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright

The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright

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