James F. O Gorman's Books

On the Boards

Drawings by Nineteenth-Century Boston Architects

By: James F. O'Gorman

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On the Boards

Drawings by Nineteenth-Century Boston Architects

By: James F. O'Gorman

This collection of both famous and little-known nineteenth-century Boston architectural drawings offers a unique picture of the ideas behind the building of one of America's greatest cities.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812212878

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9780812212877

Three American Architects

Richardson, Sullivan, and Wright, 1865-1915

By: James F. O'Gorman

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Three American Architects

Richardson, Sullivan, and Wright, 1865-1915

By: James F. O'Gorman

Discusses the individual and collective achievement of the three American architects.''--

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194

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University of Chicago Press

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0226620727

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9780226620725

Gervase Wheeler

A British Architect in America, 1847–1860

By: Renée Tribert,James F. O’Gorman

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Gervase Wheeler

A British Architect in America, 1847–1860

By: Renée Tribert,James F. O’Gorman

Gervase Wheeler was an English-born architect who designed such important American works as the Henry Boody House in Brunswick, Maine; the Patrick Barry House in Rochester, New York; and the chapels at Bowdoin and Williams colleges. But he was perhaps best known as the author of two influential architecture books, Rural Homes (1851) and Homes for the People (1855). Yet Wheeler has remained a little known, enigmatic figure. Renée Tribert and James F. O'Gorman's study sheds new light on the course of Wheeler's career in the states, and brings crucial issues to the fore—the international movement of ideas, the development of the American architectural profession, the influence of architectural publications on popular taste, and social history as expressed in the changing nature of the American house. Wheeler's career is traced chronologically and geographically and the book is lavishly illustrated with over fifty images, including building plans and historical photographs.

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133

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819571466

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9780819571465

Politics and the People

A Study in English Political Culture, 1815-1867

By: James Vernon

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Politics and the People

A Study in English Political Culture, 1815-1867

By: James Vernon

A language of party?; 6.

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452

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Cambridge University Press

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0521420903

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9780521420907

Henry Austin

In Every Variety of Architectural Style

By: James F. O’Gorman

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Henry Austin

In Every Variety of Architectural Style

By: James F. O’Gorman

Winner of the Historic New England Book Prize (2009) Winner of the Henry-Russell Hitchcock Book Award (2010) Henry Austin's (1804–1891) works receive consideration in books on nineteenth-century architecture, yet no book has focused scholarly attention on his primary achievements in New Haven, Connecticut, in Portland, Maine, and elsewhere. Austin was most active during the antebellum era, designing exotic buildings that have captured the imaginations of many for decades. James F. O'Gorman deftly documents Austin's work during the 1840s and '50s, the time when Austin was most productive and creative, and for which a wealth of material exists. The book is organized according to various building types: domestic, ecclesiastic, public, and commercial. O'Gorman helps to clarify what buildings should be attributed to the architect and comments on the various styles that went into his eclectic designs. Henry Austin is lavishly illustrated with 132 illustrations, including 32 in full color. Three extensive appendices provide valuable information on Austin's books, drawings, and his office.

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248

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819569690

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9780819569691

The Capable Company

Building the capabilites that make strategy work

By: Richard L. Lynch,John G. Diezemann,James F. Dowling

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The Capable Company

Building the capabilites that make strategy work

By: Richard L. Lynch,John G. Diezemann,James F. Dowling

Capable Company provides the “Rosetta Stone” executives have been seeking: a systematic way to translate strategy into action. Gives executives a systematic way to translate strategy into action. Helps companies to develop the capabilities that make strategy work. Assembles best-practice strategy execution methods from some of the world’s most highly-respected companies into a simple step-by-step process. Enables leaders at all levels to rapidly focus and align their actions, even as business conditions change. Packed with models, key points, practical examples, case studies, self-assessment techniques and templates.

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232

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405142227

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9781405142229

Left Brain - Right Brain Differences

Inquiries, Evidence, and New Approaches

By: James F. Iaccino

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Left Brain - Right Brain Differences

Inquiries, Evidence, and New Approaches

By: James F. Iaccino

This volume integrates past clinical findings with the latest research on cerebral asymmetry in order to identify why humans process information in different ways. A must for anyone who wants to understand human cognitive nature further, specifically the reasons why we are "wired" a certain way and whether these cortical circuits are flexible enough to be altered, this book presents the most up-to-date information on hemispheric differences within normal and clinical populations. Its focus on sex, handedness, and developmental differences is critical to the derivation of a better perspective on how future research should be conducted in this expanding science. Iaccino begins by explaining basic brain structures and types of cognitive styles assigned to each hemisphere. He then details studies involving various clinical populations -- psychophysiological, split-brain, dyslexic, and psychotic -- to support the claim that the two hemispheres are different, morphologically and functionally speaking. Applying this clinical research to the more normal population, the author uncovers striking cortical variations between the sexes and between the handedness groups, along with developmental changes which occur as a function of time. Finally, he provides a detailed summary of the previous chapters and highlights where asymmetrical research may be headed in the future.

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383

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Psychology Press

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1317781333

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9781317781332

Connecticut Valley Vernacular

The Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields

By: James F. O'Gorman

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Connecticut Valley Vernacular

The Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields

By: James F. O'Gorman

In this book, O'Gorman treats both the people and the sheds with the respect and admiration their precarious presence requires."--BOOK JACKET.

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154

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081223670X

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9780812236705

Living Architecture

A Biography of H.H. Richardson

By: James F. O'Gorman

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Living Architecture

A Biography of H.H. Richardson

By: James F. O'Gorman

Elegantly written and filled with lush, full-color photos, this is the first in-depth portrait of H.H. Richardson, the greatest American architect of the 19th century and a man whose magnetic, colorful personality was equal to his genius. 150 photos, 100 in full color.

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208

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Simon and Schuster

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0684836181

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9780684836188

Fitz H. Lane

An Artist's Voyage through Nineteenth-Century America

By: James A. Craig

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Fitz H. Lane

An Artist's Voyage through Nineteenth-Century America

By: James A. Craig

Fitz H. Lanes maritime masterpieces are known throughout the world, but the man himself has eluded both historians and art critics for over a century. The Luminist painters successful career began in his early childhood in picturesque Gloucester, Massachusetts and his talents developed and matured over time, making him one of the nations premier nineteenth-century artists. Throughout his career, Lane painted with a vitality and attention to detail that was purely American at heart, and it is in pursuit of this ideal that James Craig embarks on a detectives investigation to reconstruct with accuracy and honesty the details of a man about whom much has been written but little revealed. Few clues remain today about the artist who so thoroughly embodied the American spirit during one of humanitys most dramatic and confusing historical epochs. Lanes era was one of great change for America, and both he and his art were there to capture that spirit. This dazzling and exhaustive effort provides the first glimpse behind the canvas, beyond the career and into the soul of Fitz H. Lane. Passionate, stunning and thrilling, this is a narrative that returns life and color to a man intent or preserving and presenting the life of the culture he loved. James Craig has given Gloucester back one of her favorite sons.

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420

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625844425

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9781625844422

A Corporate Welfare Economy

By: James Angresano

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A Corporate Welfare Economy

By: James Angresano

Although political rhetoric and public perception continue to assume that the United States is the very definition of a free market economy, a different system entirely has in actuality come to prominence over the past half century. This Corporate Welfare Economy (CWE) has come about as government come increasingly under the influence of corporate interests and lobbyists, with supposedly equalising factors such as regulation skewed in order to suit the interests of the privileged while an overwhelming majority of US citizens have experienced a decline in their standard of living. James Angresano examines the characteristics of this mode of capitalism, both from the theoretical point of view but also with key reference to the different sectors of the economy – trade, manufacturing, industry and defense among them.

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238

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Routledge

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1317277597

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9781317277590

The Making and Unmaking of Empires

Britain, India, and America C.1750-1783

By: Peter James Marshall

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The Making and Unmaking of Empires

Britain, India, and America C.1750-1783

By: Peter James Marshall

In The Making and Unmaking of Empires P. J. Marshall, distinguished author of numerous books on the British Empire and former Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, provides a unified interpretation of British imperial history in the later eighteenth century. He brings together into a commonfocus Britain's loss of empire in North America and the winning of territorial dominion in parts of India and argues that these developments were part of a single phase of Britain's imperial history, rather than marking the closing of a 'first' Atlantic empire and the rise of a 'second' eastern one.In both India and North America Britain pursued similar objectives in this period. Fearful of the apparent enmity of France, Britain sought to secure the interests overseas which were thought to contribute so much to her wealth and power. This involved imposing a greater degree of control overcolonies in America and over the East India Company and its new possessions in India. Aspirations to greater control also reflected an increasing confidence in Britain's capacity to regulate the affairs of subject peoples, especially through parliament.If British objectives throughout the world were generally similar, whether they could be achieved depended on the support or at least acquiescence of those they tried to rule. Much of this book is concerned with bringing together the findings of the rich historical writing on both post-Mughal Indiaand late colonial America to assess the strengths and weaknesses of empire in different parts of the world. In North America potential allies who were closely linked to Britain in beliefs, culture and economic interest were ultimately alienated by Britain's political pretensions. Empire wasextremely fragile in two out of the three main Indian settlements. In Bengal, however, the British achieved a modus vivendi with important groups which enabled them to build a secure base for the future subjugation of the subcontinent.With the authority of one who has made the study of empire his life's work, Marshall provides a valuable resource for scholar and student alike.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199278954

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9780199278954

ABC of Architecture

By: James F. O'Gorman

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ABC of Architecture

By: James F. O'Gorman

ABC of Architecture is an accessible, nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. Author James F. O'Gormon moves seamlessly from a discussion of the most basic inspiration for architecture (the need for shelter from the elements), to an exploration of space, system, and material, and, finally, to an examination of the language and history of architecture. He shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations, and how architects, like other artists, make creative use of space and light.

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139

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812216318

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9780812216318

High culture and tall chimneys

Art institutions and urban society in Lancashire, 1780–1914

By: James Moore

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High culture and tall chimneys

Art institutions and urban society in Lancashire, 1780–1914

By: James Moore

This new study examines how nineteenth-century industrial Lancashire became a leading national and international art centre. By the end of the century almost every major town possessed an art gallery, while Lancashire art schools and artists were recognised at home and abroad. The book documents the remarkable rise of visual art across the county, along with the rise of the commercial and professional classes who supported it. It examines how Lancashire looked to great civilisations of the past for inspiration while also embracing new industrial technologies and distinctively modern art movements. This volume will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the new industrial society of the nineteenth century, from art lovers and collectors to urban and social historians.

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338

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Manchester University Press

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1526115654

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9781526115652

Book's by James F. O Gorman

On the Boards

On the Boards

Three American Architects

Three American Architects

Gervase Wheeler

Gervase Wheeler

Politics and the People

Politics and the People

Henry Austin

Henry Austin

The Capable Company

The Capable Company

Left Brain - Right Brain Differences

Left Brain - Right Brain Differences

Connecticut Valley Vernacular

Connecticut Valley Vernacular

Living Architecture

Living Architecture

Fitz H. Lane

Fitz H. Lane

A Corporate Welfare Economy

A Corporate Welfare Economy

The Making and Unmaking of Empires

The Making and Unmaking of Empires

ABC of Architecture

ABC of Architecture

High culture and tall chimneys

High culture and tall chimneys

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