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Before the Museums Came

A Social History of The Fine Arts in the Twin Cities

By: Leo J. Harris

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Before the Museums Came

A Social History of The Fine Arts in the Twin Cities

By: Leo J. Harris

Before the Museums Came: A Social History of the Fine Arts in the Twin Cities gives an engaging portrayal of the fine arts scene of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota in the United States, spanning from the appearance of the earliest artists in 1835 to the opening of the first permanent museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1915. Readers will learn about the institutions and organizations that were created in support of the fine arts, the early art exhibitions and events, and the collectors, dealers and artists whose efforts made all of that come to fruition. The text – enriched and supplemented by reproductions of artworks, photographs of various personages, exhibition venues, studios, art galleries, catalogues, and ephemera – presents a clear understanding of the period and breaks new ground for future scholars to research. Leo John Harris had pursued three different careers before retiring to follow yet another vocation, this time as a writer. He served in the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Service; he was an international lawyer; and he founded a niche publishing house devoted to books on the arts, history, and popularculture. In his retirement he has written articles and books on philately, the arts and regional history, and this passion has now resulted in a well-researched and richly illustrated publication.

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Walter de Gruyter

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8376560050

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9788376560052

Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017

By: Harris M. Lentz III

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Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017

By: Harris M. Lentz III

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2017, including iconic character actor Harry Dean Stanton, comedians Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory, country singer Glen Campbell, playwright Sam Shepard and actor-singer Jim Nabors. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2017 are included. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.

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McFarland

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1476633185

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9781476633183

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Grace, Grit, and Glory

By: Paul Ganson,Laurie Lanzen Harris

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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Grace, Grit, and Glory

By: Paul Ganson,Laurie Lanzen Harris

The first history of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to describe and document its origins in 1887 to the present day, relating its changing fortunes in light of the economic, demographic, and cultural history of the city of Detroit. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Grace, Grit, and Glory details the history of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as seen through the prism of the city it has called home for nearly 130 years. Now one of America’s finest orchestras, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra began in 1887 as a rather small ensemble of around thirty-five players in a city that was just emerging as an industrial powerhouse. Since then, both the city and its orchestra have known great success in musical artistry for the symphony and economic influence for the city. They have each faced crises as well—financial, social, and cultural—that have forced the DSO into closure three times, and the city to the brink of dissolution. Yet somehow, in the face of adversity, the DSO stands strong today, a beacon of perseverence and rebirth in a city of second chances. This is the first history of the DSO to document the orchestra from its earliest incarnation in the late nineteenth century to its current status as one of the top orchestras in the country. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra tells the story of the organization—the musicians, the musical directors, the boards, and the management—as they strove for musical excellence, and the consistent funding and leadership to achieve it in the changing economic and cultural landscape of Detroit. Author Laurie Lanzen Harris, with Paul Ganson, explores the cycles of glory, collapse, and renewal of the orchestra in light of the city’s own dynamic economic, demographic, and cultural changes. Any reader with an interest in Detroit history or the history of American smphony orchestras should have this book on his or her shelf.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814340628

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9780814340622

Capital Culture

J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience

By: Neil Harris

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Capital Culture

J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience

By: Neil Harris

American art museums flourished in the late twentieth century, and the impresario leading much of this growth was J. Carter Brown, director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from 1969 to 1992. Along with S. Dillon Ripley, who served as Smithsonian secretary for much of this time, Brown reinvented the museum experience in ways that had important consequences for the cultural life of Washington and its visitors as well as for American museums in general. In Capital Culture, distinguished historian Neil Harris provides a wide-ranging look at Brown’s achievement and the growth of museum culture during this crucial period. Harris combines his in-depth knowledge of American history and culture with extensive archival research, and he has interviewed dozens of key players to reveal how Brown’s showmanship transformed the National Gallery. At the time of the Cold War, Washington itself was growing into a global destination, with Brown as its devoted booster. Harris describes Brown’s major role in the birth of blockbuster exhibitions, such as the King Tut show of the late 1970s and the National Gallery’s immensely successful Treasure Houses of Britain, which helped inspire similarly popular exhibitions around the country. He recounts Brown’s role in creating the award-winning East Building by architect I. M. Pei and the subsequent renovation of the West building. Harris also explores the politics of exhibition planning, describing Brown's courtship of corporate leaders, politicians, and international dignitaries. In this monumental book Harris brings to life this dynamic era and exposes the creation of Brown's impressive but costly legacy, one that changed the face of American museums forever.

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University of Chicago Press

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022606784X

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9780226067841

Can I Get an Amen Again

An Anthology

By: Janice Sims,Kim Louise,Natalie Dunbar,Nathasha Brooks-Harris

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Can I Get an Amen Again

An Anthology

By: Janice Sims,Kim Louise,Natalie Dunbar,Nathasha Brooks-Harris

In JANICE SIMS's "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man," recently widowedGena Boudreau has just about given up on motherhood, until a precociousteenager tries to set Gena up with her single father, Nathan Lincoln. The star of a reality dating show cooked up by creative directorJustine Graves turns out to be a hit. The only thing that can stop the showis the reluctant bachelor Markos Raineau and the growing attraction Justinefeels for him. "The Real Thing" by KIM LOUISE reveals what can happenwhen fate and faith run their course. Will money come between Charlimae Watson and her estranged husband, Sam, in NATALIE DUNBAR's "My Promise To You"? Sometimes divineintervention is the only thing that can save a marriage, and Red Oaks'Mother Maybelle just may have the answer to Sam and Charlimae's prayers. When Dr. Gabrielle Talbot arrives in Red Oaks, Georgia, the last thing shehas on her mind is romance—that is until she meets Marcus Danforth. Butwill he break her heart like her ex-fiancé, or will he find a way to win hertrust in "A Change Is Gonna Come" by NATHASHA BROOKS-HARRIS?

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Kimani Press

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1426800649

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9781426800641

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston

Boston

By: David Lyon,Patricia Harris

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston

Boston

By: David Lyon,Patricia Harris

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston will lead you straight to the best attractions Boston has to offer, with over 500 detailed maps, illustrations, and color photographs. You'll find detailed background information on the best things to do in Boston, from visiting the historical Harvard University and taking one of many historical walks to watching the Boston Red Sox play. This best-selling travel guide is packed with beautiful cutaways and floor plans of all Boston's major sights, as well as 3D aerial views of its most interesting districts. Features include everything from a section on Four Great Days Out in Boston to where to go for a beer at the end of the day, with enlarged and enhanced Street Finder mapping throughout. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston is fully updated and expanded with dozens of reviews for hotels in Boston, recommended restaurants and tips for shopping and entertainment. Don't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook to Boston.

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Penguin

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0756683734

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9780756683733

Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018

By: Harris M. Lentz III

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Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018

By: Harris M. Lentz III

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2018, including movie icon Burt Reynolds, "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, celebrity chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain, bestselling novelist Anita Shreve and influential Chicago blues artist Otis Rush. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2018 are included. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.

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McFarland

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1476636559

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9781476636559

Weber State University

By: Jamie J. Weeks,Kandice N. Harris

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Weber State University

By: Jamie J. Weeks,Kandice N. Harris

Nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, Weber State University has been serving the Greater Weber and Davis County communities for over 125 years. On January 7, 1889, Weber Stake Academy opened its doors for the first time to approximately 100 students. The academy continued to grow and develop through five name changes and several relocations. Throughout this time, the institution survived many financial and political struggles. Today, the university has increased in size to accommodate over 26,000 students. This pictorial history was put together in commemoration of Weber's 125th anniversary, and it provides a compelling look into the struggles and ultimate survival of a historic academic institution.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439657440

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9781439657447

The Artist in American Society

The Formative Years

By: Neil Harris

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The Artist in American Society

The Formative Years

By: Neil Harris

What was the place of the artist in a new society? How would he thrive where monarchy, aristocracy, and an established church—those traditional patrons of painting, sculpture, and architecture—were repudiated so vigorously? Neil Harris examines the relationships between American cultural values and American society during the formative years of American art and explores how conceptions of the artist's social role changed during those years.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226317544

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9780226317540

Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019

By: Harris M. Lentz III

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Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019

By: Harris M. Lentz III

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni Morrison, groundbreaking director John Singleton, Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2019 are included in this edition. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.

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McFarland

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1476679789

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9781476679785

Around Washington Square

An Illustrated History of Greenwich Village

By: Luther S. Harris

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Around Washington Square

An Illustrated History of Greenwich Village

By: Luther S. Harris

A sprawling, comprehensive account of the neighborhood's history from 1797 to the present day... It is a treasure trove for both the historian and the lover of the Village." -- New York Sun

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JHU Press

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080187341X

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9780801873416

Making Ballet American

Modernism Before and Beyond Balanchine

By: Andrea Harris

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Making Ballet American

Modernism Before and Beyond Balanchine

By: Andrea Harris

Situating ballet within twentieth-century modernism, this book brings complexity to the history of George Balanchine's American neoclassicism. It intervenes in the prevailing historical narrative and rebalances Balanchine's role in dance history by revealing the complex social, cultural, and political forces that actually shaped the construction of American neoclassical ballet.

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Oxford University Press

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0199342245

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9780199342242

Boston

By: Tom Bross,Patricia Harris,David Lyon

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Boston

By: Tom Bross,Patricia Harris,David Lyon

Three-dimensional cutaway illustrations and floor plans of key landmarks complement these richly illustrated, fully updated travel handbooks that also include enhanced maps, street-by-street guides, background information on a host of popular sights, and an expanded traveler's survival guide providing tips on hotels, restaurants, local customs, transportation, medical services, museums, entertainment, and more.

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Penguin

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0756625777

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9780756625771

Conversations with Mary

Modern Miracles in an Everyday Life

By: Barbara E. Harris

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Conversations with Mary

Modern Miracles in an Everyday Life

By: Barbara E. Harris

A moving and uplifting account of the author's personal experiences with the divine in the form of Mary, our universal mother. These accounts related in the midst of joy, suffering and sorrow retain reverent, tender and witty expressions of faith. This non-catholic author reminds us of the unconditional love, grace and healing that awaits us when we trust the inner wisdom of our soul.

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0967040604

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9780967040608

A Gallery of Her Own

An Annotated Bibliography of Women in Victorian Painting

By: Elree I. Harris,Shirley R. Scott

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A Gallery of Her Own

An Annotated Bibliography of Women in Victorian Painting

By: Elree I. Harris,Shirley R. Scott

First Published in 1997. This book is intended as a resource for anyone interested in the artistic contributions and activities of women in nineteenth-century Britain. It is an index as well as an annotated bibliography and provides sources for information about women well known in their own time and about women who were little known then and are forgotten now

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Routledge

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1135494347

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9781135494346

New Mexico Off the Beaten Path®, 9th

A Guide to Unique Places

By: Richard K. Harris

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New Mexico Off the Beaten Path®, 9th

A Guide to Unique Places

By: Richard K. Harris

This guidebook leads readers to little-known attractions throughout the Land of Enchantment, from chili festivals, goat farms, and ghost towns to hidden cafes, vineyards, museums, parks, and more.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762761652

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9780762761654

New England's Notable Women

The Stories and Sites of Trailblazers and Achievers

By: Patricia Harris

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New England's Notable Women

The Stories and Sites of Trailblazers and Achievers

By: Patricia Harris

New England has nurtured countless women who shook off traditional gender roles to forge their own destinies. Their achievements are legion. Narragansett tribal historian Princess Red Wing served as a delegate to the United Nations and co-founded Rhode Island’s Tomaquag Museum. Boston iconoclast Isabella Stewart Gardner had the acute artistic vision to establish the museum that bears her name. Harriet Beecher Stowe ignited public opinion against slavery, arguably hastening the Civil War, as displays in her Hartford home make clear. Pioneering naturalist Rachel Carson jumpstarted the modern environmental movement with her writings about the rocky beaches and quivering tidepools of Southport, Maine. New England's Notable Women shines the spotlight on 45 of these trailblazers and achievers and directs readers to the homes and sites throughout New England where their stories come to life.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493066021

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9781493066025

Hidden Colorado

By: Richard Harris

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Hidden Colorado

By: Richard Harris

This completely updated third edition revisits old favorites from Vail to Mesa Verde and adds information on rising hot spots like Glenwood Springs, where visitors can explore Glenwood Canyon Trail and then relax in one of the Rockies' largest hot-spring pools. Veteran travel writer Richard Harris sweeps through Denver and Boulder, and then leads the reader to pueblo ruins, ghost towns, ski resorts, and fishing holes.

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1569751277

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9781569751275

Fact, Value, Policy

Reading and Writing Arguments

By: A. Harris Fairbanks

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Fact, Value, Policy

Reading and Writing Arguments

By: A. Harris Fairbanks

Fact, Value, Policy is a reader/rhetoric designed for second semester freshman courses or more advanced courses on argumentation. It presents a theory of argument that distinguishes arguments of fact that depend on casual reasoning, and arguments of value that depend on analytical reasoning. Policy arguments are discussed as a special kind of claim that combines factual and evaluative issues. This coherent presentation of theory is coordinated with cross-curricular readings.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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0070198721

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9780070198722

Hidden Rockies

The Adventurer's Guide

By: John Gottberg,Richard Harris

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Hidden Rockies

The Adventurer's Guide

By: John Gottberg,Richard Harris

Covering five states--Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana--this book goes beyond the familiar tourist sights to reveal hot springs, steam trains, Native American communities, secret canyons, high-country lakes, wildlife viewing areas, little known ski slopes and ghost towns. It also covers eateries, shopping, nighttime entertainment and more. Maps.

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1569750009

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9781569750001

Photorealism in the Digital Age

By: Louis K. Meisel,Elizabeth Katherine May Harris

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Photorealism in the Digital Age

By: Louis K. Meisel,Elizabeth Katherine May Harris

This luxurious volume—the fourth in a series by Louis K. Meisel—is a comprehensive documentation of 21st-century Photorealism, one of the most popular art movements since the late 1960s. Photorealists work painstakingly from photographs to create startlingly realistic paintings, and where they once used film for gathering information, they now rely on digital technology, which has vastly expanded the amount of detail that can be captured. In these visual marvels they bring insights to vernacular subjects—cars, cityscapes, portraits—and make the commonplace uncommon. Illustrating the book with more than 850 works created since 2000, Meisel covers every major Photorealist still active (including Ralph Goings, Richard Estes, Tom Blackwell, Richard McLean, and John Salt) as well as remarkable newcomers. For the first time he also includes Verist sculptors such as John De Andrea and Duane Hanson.

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Abrams

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1683355555

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9781683355557

Remarkable Women of San Diego

Pioneers, Visionaries and Innovators

By: Hannah S. Cohen,Gloria G. Harris

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Remarkable Women of San Diego

Pioneers, Visionaries and Innovators

By: Hannah S. Cohen,Gloria G. Harris

San Diego enjoys a diverse legacy of formidable female leaders. Ellen Browning Scripps financed and established the groundbreaking Scripps Oceanography Institute. In 1927, Belle Benchley became the nation's first female zoo director and for nearly thirty years pioneered new forms of exhibition and developed the world-class San Diego Zoo. Guatemalan activist and advocate Luisa Moreno established the United Fish Cannery Workers Union to protect the rights of workers during World War II. Ruth Alexander set new altitude records for light planes at the peak of the city's aviation boom. Bertha Pendleton became the first female and first African American San Diego school superintendent in 1993. Authors Hannah Cohen and Gloria Harris document these and many more stories of extraordinary local women.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625857268

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9781625857262

Lyle Ashton Harris

Blow Up

By: Cassandra Coblentz,Lyle Ashton Harris

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Blow Up

By: Cassandra Coblentz,Lyle Ashton Harris

Introduction by Susan Krane. Text by Cassandra Coblentz, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis. Interview by Senam Okudzeto.

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Gregory R Miller & Co

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0974364894

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9780974364896

Hidden New Mexico

By: Richard Harris

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Hidden New Mexico

By: Richard Harris

This second revised edition combines descriptive travel guide listings with adventure travel content. The guide tells you where you can experience the special features of this area and the off the beaten track places of interest. It covers Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Central and Southern New Mexico.

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1569751633

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Choose the Northwest

Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget

By: John Mack Howells,Richard Harris

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Choose the Northwest

Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget

By: John Mack Howells,Richard Harris

A definitive guide to retirement living in one of America's fastest growing regions. As more and more of the baby boom generation reaches retirement age, the flood of population runs toward the mild climate, peaceful communities and affordable housing of the Pacific Northwest. This book is the first to furnish detailed, firsthand descriptions of the life they will find there. Choose the Northwest contains up-to-the minute information on over 60 comfortable and inviting communities in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The authors give detailed, opinionated reports based on their personal visits and interviews with local residents. Reflecting the diversity of today's retirees, the book emphasizes options in climate, cost of living, housing, and recreational, cultural, and continuing education opportunities. The hard facts on local and state taxes, crime and safety, and the availability of medical services are also addressed.

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