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An American Impressionist

The Art and Life of Alson Skinner Clark

By: Deborah Epstein Solon,Gibbs Museum (Charleston, S.C.)

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An American Impressionist

The Art and Life of Alson Skinner Clark

By: Deborah Epstein Solon,Gibbs Museum (Charleston, S.C.)

Intended as the companion art book to a travelling exhibition, An American Impressionist: The Art And Life Of Alson Skinner Clark is the first in-depth scrutiny of the American Impressionist painter Alson Skinner Clark (1876-1949). Featuring 77 colour plates and 10 halftones of Clark's work, ranging from nude figures to bustling urban centres to panoramic scenes from all over the world, An American Impressionist pairs the raw beauty and gentle imagery of the oil on canvas works with a brief discussion of Clark's life, his marriage, travels abroad, the toll World War I took upon him, his obscure retirement and the recent rediscovery of his contributions, particularly to the Impressionist tradition in California, where Clark made a name and lasting memory for himself among the local art community. Especially recommended for collectors, students, and connoisseurs of the Impressionist style. 77 colour & 10 halftone plates

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Hudson Hills

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1555952445

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9781555952440

Dixie Clockmakers

By: James Gibbs

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Dixie Clockmakers

By: James Gibbs

The first in-depth study of Southern clockmakers and the magnificent artistry they brought to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century timepieces. Entitled Dixie Clockmakers, this volume traces the development of clockmaking and horological history below the Mason-Dixon line and documents the works of those artisans who designed and constructed some of the world’s finest timepieces. Author James W. Gibbs focuses primarily upon clockmaking in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the District of Columbia, but attention also is given to eight other states. Included are some sixty photographs illustrating outstanding examples and details of Southern clockmaking. Dixie Clockmakers also lists every known clockmaker and watchmaker in the South during the two centuries, along with nomenclature common at the time, and advertisements used by individual craftsmen.

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200

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Pelican Publishing

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1455603600

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9781455603602

The Resilience of Southern Identity

Why the South Still Matters in the Minds of Its People

By: Christopher A. Cooper,H. Gibbs Knotts

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The Resilience of Southern Identity

Why the South Still Matters in the Minds of Its People

By: Christopher A. Cooper,H. Gibbs Knotts

The American South has experienced remarkable change over the past half century. Black voter registration has increased, the region's politics have shifted from one-party Democratic to the near-domination of the Republican Party, and in-migration has increased its population manyfold. At the same time, many outward signs of regional distinctiveness have faded--chain restaurants have replaced mom-and-pop diners, and the interstate highway system connects the region to the rest of the country. Given all of these changes, many have argued that southern identity is fading. But here, Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts show how these changes have allowed for new types of southern identity to emerge. For some, identification with the South has become more about a connection to the region's folkways or to place than about policy or ideology. For others, the contemporary South is all of those things at once--a place where many modern-day southerners navigate the region's confusing and omnipresent history. Regardless of how individuals see the South, this study argues that the region's drastic political, racial, and cultural changes have not lessened the importance of southern identity but have played a key role in keeping regional identification relevant in the twenty-first century.

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149

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UNC Press Books

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1469631067

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9781469631066

Nebraska Sweet Beets: A History of Sugar Valley

By: Lawrence Gibbs

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Nebraska Sweet Beets: A History of Sugar Valley

By: Lawrence Gibbs

Sugar beets are as tenaciously rooted in Nebraska's history as they are in its soil, especially in a seventy-mile stretch of the North Platte Valley that extended into eastern Wyoming. The state's first processing facility opened in Grand Island in 1890, boasting the largest mill in the world. The height of the beet boom occurred in the early part of the twentieth century as Wyobraskan towns courted factory locations as feverishly as rival sugar companies competed for territory, and an irrigation network turned the region into America's Valley of the Nile. Some rail lines have disappeared from the map, while catastrophes like the Scottsbluff and Bayard sugar bin explosions and the Gering Molasses spill will never be forgotten. From neglected beet dumps and abandoned rail spurs to silos ready for future harvests, explore Sugar Valley's heritage with Lawrence Gibbs.

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192

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467144274

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9781467144278

On the Account

Piracy and the Americas, 1766-1835

By: Joseph Gibbs

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On the Account

Piracy and the Americas, 1766-1835

By: Joseph Gibbs

Comprises of original monographs, handbills, trial records, newspaper articles, and official reports that deal with piracy in and involving the Americas in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This title annotates and explains these records in order to clarify the era's historical, legal, literary, and nautical references.

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Apollo Books

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1845194764

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9781845194765

Relics of a Saint

A Barbados Mystery

By: Trevor Gibbs

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Relics of a Saint

A Barbados Mystery

By: Trevor Gibbs

Recently divorced, Dan is still fit and handsome and some might even describe him as having a roguish smile. But after a worrisome medical checkup, and learning that the beloved heritage house he once owned has met the wrecking ball, it feels like time for a change. He has to face up to the fact that he’s a rather lost and lonely divorced guy. So when his Aunt Mary calls to tell him there’s a family mystery she needs help solving, Dan gladly leaves behind chilly Vancouver for the sultry shores of Barbados where he grew up. And soon, with the help of family, friends, and a slightly annoying local historian, he embarks on a treasure hunt. Journeying into his family history takes him through the lush tropical paradise of Barbados, to the hushed archives of Charleston, South Carolina, and to the evergreen Gulf Islands off the west coast of Canada. But Dan and his family aren’t alone in this adventure. They soon find themselves in competition for the treasure with mysterious rivals ... who seem willing to stop at nothing to gain it. This meticulously researched adventure plumbs the history of sugar, slavery, and indentured servitude on Barbados sugar plantations to track a mystery down through the generations. A whirlwind tour through beautiful Barbados’s many attractions, Relics of a Saint builds conflicts, crises, romantic dalliances, and surprises that lead the hero on a journey into the past ... and into his own psyche.

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FriesenPress

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1525590774

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9781525590771

First in the South

Why South Carolina's Presidential Primary Matters

By: H. Gibbs Knotts,Jordan M. Ragusa

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First in the South

Why South Carolina's Presidential Primary Matters

By: H. Gibbs Knotts,Jordan M. Ragusa

Every four years presidential hopefuls and the national media travel the primary election circuit through Iowa and New Hampshire. Once the dust settles in these states, the nation's focus turns to South Carolina, the first primary in the delegate-rich South. Historically Iowa and New Hampshire have dominated the news because they are first, not because of their predictive ability or representativeness. In First in the South, H. Gibbs Knotts and Jordan M. Ragusa make the case for shifting the national focus to South Carolina because of its clarifying and often-predictive role in selecting presidential nominees for both the Republican and Democratic Parties. To establish the foundation for their claim, Knotts and Ragusa begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of South Carolina's primary. They then detail how South Carolina achieved its coveted "First in the South" status and examine the increasing importance of this primary since the first contest in 1980. Throughout the book they answer key questions about the Palmetto State's process, using both qualitative information—press reports, primary sources, archival documents, and oral histories—and quantitative data—election results, census data, and exit polls. Through their research Knotts and Ragusa argue that a key factor that makes the South Carolina primary so important is the unique demographic makeup of the state's Democratic and Republican electorates. Knotts and Ragusa also identify major factors that have bolstered candidates' campaigns and propelled them to victory in South Carolina.While the evidence confirms the conventional wisdom about endorsements, race, and being from a southern state, their analysis offers hope to political newcomers and candidates who raise less money than their competitors. Succinct and accessible, First in the South is a glimpse behind the curtain of the often-mysterious presidential primary process.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1643360531

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9781643360539

Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei

Part 4

By: Henry B. Bigelow,Daniel M. Cohen,Myvanwy M. Dick,Robert H. Gibbs, Jr.,Marion Grey,James E. Morrow, Jr.,Leonard P. Schultz,Vladimir Walters

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Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei

Part 4

By: Henry B. Bigelow,Daniel M. Cohen,Myvanwy M. Dick,Robert H. Gibbs, Jr.,Marion Grey,James E. Morrow, Jr.,Leonard P. Schultz,Vladimir Walters

Part Four in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes the argentinoids, stomiatoids, pickerles, bathylaconids, and giganturids. Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.

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Yale University Press

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193378914X

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9781933789149

Dead Men Tell No Tales

The Lives and Legends of the Pirate Charles Gibbs

By: Joseph Gibbs

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Dead Men Tell No Tales

The Lives and Legends of the Pirate Charles Gibbs

By: Joseph Gibbs

Dead men tell no tales, or so the pirate maxim goes. But when facing execution in 1831 for mutiny and murder, the previously enigmatic pirate Charles Gibbs recounted the infamous crimes of his harrowing life at sea in a self-aggrandizing series of confessions. Wildly popular reading among nineteenth-century audiences, such criminal confessions were peppered with the romanticized mythology that informs pirate lore to this day. Joseph Gibbs takes up the task of separating fact from fiction to explicate the true story of Charles Gibbs - an alias for James Jeffers (1798-1831) of Newport, Rhode Island - in an investigation that reveals a life as riveting as the legend it replaces.Jeffers was the child of a Revolutionary War privateer captain with his own history in the rough work. After a heroic career in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812, Jeffers eschewed military life and took to the privateer trade himself. As Charles Gibbs, pirate, he sailed from the ports of Charleston and New Orleans to wreak havoc in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Stripping away 170 years of embellishment, Joseph Gibbs maps the still-shockingly violent career of Charles Gibbs across the seas and, in the process, challenges and discredits much of his self-made mythology.Gibbs recounts Jeffers' well-documented role in the infamous mutiny and murders in 1830 aboard the brig Vineyard while the vessel was carrying a load of Mexican silver. The pirate was captured the following year and brought to New York. The case against Jeffers and accomplice Thomas Wansley culminated in a sensational trial, which led to their subsequent executions by hanging on Ellis Island.In addition to recounting the exploits of a ruthless cutthroat, The Confessions of Charles Gibbs tells the larger story of American piracy and privateering in the early nineteenth century and illustrates the role of American and European adventurers in the Latin American wars of liberation. Carefully researched, engagingly written, and enhanced by twenty illustrations, this is pirate history at its most credible and readable.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1570036934

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An American Impressionist

The Art and Life of Alson Skinner Clark

By: Deborah Epstein Solon,Gibbs Museum (Charleston, S.C.)

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An American Impressionist

The Art and Life of Alson Skinner Clark

By: Deborah Epstein Solon,Gibbs Museum (Charleston, S.C.)

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An American Impressionist

An American Impressionist

Dixie Clockmakers

Dixie Clockmakers

The Resilience of Southern Identity

The Resilience of Southern Identity

Nebraska Sweet Beets: A History of Sugar Valley

Nebraska Sweet Beets: A History of Sugar Valley

On the Account

On the Account

Relics of a Saint

Relics of a Saint

First in the South

First in the South

Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei

Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dead Men Tell No Tales

An American Impressionist

An American Impressionist

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