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Utah in the Twentieth Century

By: Brian Q. Cannon,Jessie Embry

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The twentieth could easily be Utah’s most interesting, complex century, yet popular ideas of what is history seem mired in the nineteenth. One reason may be the lack of readily available writing on more recent Utah history. This collection of essays shifts historical focus forward to the twentieth, which began and ended with questions of Utah’s fit with the rest of the nation. In between was an extended period of getting acquainted in an uneasy but necessary marriage, which was complicated by the push of economic development and pull of traditional culture, demand for natural resources from a fragile and scenic environment, and questions of who governs and how, who gets a vote, and who controls what is done on and to the contested public lands. Outside trade and a tourist economy increasingly challenged and fed an insular society. Activists left and right declaimed constitutional liberties while Utah’s Native Americans become the last enfranchised in the nation. Proud contributions to national wars contrasted with denial of deep dependence on federal money; the skepticism of provocative writers, with boosters eager for growth; and reflexive patriotism somehow bonded to ingrained distrust of federal government.

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University Press of Colorado

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145718110X

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9781457181108

Mormon Wards as Community

By: Jessie L. Embry

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Mormon Wards as Community

By: Jessie L. Embry

Examines congregations in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and asks if they provide communities for their members. Using sociological definitions of communities and wards, the author concludes that Mormon congregations, wards and branches, proved a place where Mormons can meet, worship, share experience, and feel at home. Embry shows how those attitudes vary and how history and members' life cycles affect Mormons' views of their congregations.

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Global Academic Publishing

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1586841122

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9781586841126

Black Firsts

4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events

By: Jessie Carney Smith

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Black Firsts

4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events

By: Jessie Carney Smith

Achievement engenders pride, and the most significant accomplishments involving people, places, and events in black history are gathered in Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Events.

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Visible Ink Press

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1578594243

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9781578594245

Originals!

Black Women Breaking Barriers

By: Jessie Carney Smith

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Originals!

Black Women Breaking Barriers

By: Jessie Carney Smith

Discover and celebrate the achievements of some of America’s most inspiring women! The first female. African American vice president, first U.S. senator, the 83rd U.S. Attorney General, and first black state legislator in Alaska. The first time a black woman and a white band shared the same stage; the first black woman writer to win a Pulitzer Prize; and the first black prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera Company. Black women have accomplished incredible things throughout American history. An important book, Originals! Barrier-breaking Black Women profiles the lives and successes of such notable and iconic women as abolitionist Harriet Tubman, Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph, mathematician Katherine Johnson, organizer and politician Stacy Adams Stacey Abrams, astronaut Mae Jemison, jazz legend Billie Holiday, ballerina Misty Copeland, Vice President Kamala Harris, and also the accomplishments of hundreds of less-famous and lesser-known women. This fascinating read recounts 1,400 achievements, including … Gail Fisher, the first black actress to receive an Emmy Award. Tina Sloan-Green, the first black American woman to compete on the U.S. National Lacrosse team. Sarah J. (Smith Thompson) Garnet, the first black female principal in the New York City public school system. Ruth Carol Taylor, the first flight attendant to smash the color barrier. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, the first black woman awarded a medical degree in the United States. Camilla Ella Williams, the first black woman to sing with the New York City Opera. Altha Stewart, the first African American president of The American Psychiatric Association. Jessie Carney Smith, the first black national president of Beta Phi Mu, the honor society for persons with graduate degrees in library science. Gwendolyn Brooks, the author of Annie Allen, a book of poetry that won the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to an African American. Jeanine McIntosh-Menze, the first African American female aviator in the U.S. Coast Guard’s 215-year history. The story of black women in America is one of struggle and obstacles overcome. It’s a story of great achievement and soaring heights. Let Originals! inspire and educate you as it shares the stories and breakthroughs of hundreds of black women in American history!! With more than 210 photos and illustrations, this enlightening book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

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1578597714

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9781578597710

Mormon Wards as Community

By: Jessie L. Embry

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Utah in the Twentieth Century

By: Brian Q. Cannon,Jessie Embry

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Utah in the Twentieth Century

Utah in the Twentieth Century

Mormon Wards as Community

Mormon Wards as Community

Black Firsts

Black Firsts

Originals!

Originals!

Mormon Wards as Community

Mormon Wards as Community

Utah in the Twentieth Century

Utah in the Twentieth Century

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