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Old-Time Music and Dance

Community and Folk Revival

By: John Bealle

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Old-Time Music and Dance

Community and Folk Revival

By: John Bealle

In the summer of 1972, a group of young people in Bloomington, Indiana, began a weekly gathering with the purpose of reviving traditional American old-time music and dance. In time, the group became a kind of accidental utopia, a community bound by celebration and deliberately void of structure and authority. In this joyful and engaging book, John Bealle tells the lively history of the Bloomington Old-Time Music and Dance Group -- how it was formed, how it evolved its unique culture, and how it grew to shape and influence new waves of traditional music and dance. Broader questions about the folk revival movement, social resistance, counter culture, authenticity, and identity intersect this delightful history. More than a story about the people who forged the group or an extraordinary convergence of talent and creativity, Old-Time Music and Dance follows the threads of American folk culture and the social experience generated by this living tradition of music and dance.

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Indiana University Press

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0253111684

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9780253111685

Public Worship, Private Faith

Sacred Harp and American Folksong

By: John Bealle

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Public Worship, Private Faith

Sacred Harp and American Folksong

By: John Bealle

The Sacred Harp, a tunebook that first appeared in 1844, has stood as a model of early American musical culture for most of this century. Tunebooks such as this, printed in shape notes for public singing and singing schools, followed the New England tradition of singing hymns and Psalms from printed music. Nineteeth-century Americans were inundated by such books, but only the popularity of The Sacred Harp has endured throughout the twentieth century. With this tunebook as his focus, John Bealle surveys definitive moments in American musical history, from the lively singing schools of the New England Puritans to the dramatic theological crises that split New England Congregationalism, from the rise of the genteel urban mainstream in frontier Cincinnati to the bold "New South" movement that sought to transform the southern economy, from the nostalgic culture-writing era of the Great Depression to the post-World War II folksong revival. Although Bealle finds that much has changed in the last century, the custodians of the tradition of Sacred Harp singing have kept it alive and accessible in an increasingly diverse cultural marketplace. Public Worship, Private Faith is a thorough and readable analysis of the historical, social, musical, theological, and textual factors that have contributed to the endurance of Sacred Harp singing.

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University of Georgia Press

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082031921X

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9780820319216

Rowdy Tales from Early Alabama

The Humor of John Gorman Barr

By: John Gorman Barr,G. Ward Hubbs

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Rowdy Tales from Early Alabama

The Humor of John Gorman Barr

By: John Gorman Barr,G. Ward Hubbs

Stories of life in Tuscaloosa and Alabama before the Civil War.

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232

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University of Alabama Press

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0817304770

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9780817304775

Forest Mensuration

By: John A. Kershaw, Jr.,Mark J. Ducey,Thomas W. Beers,Bertram Husch

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Forest Mensuration

By: John A. Kershaw, Jr.,Mark J. Ducey,Thomas W. Beers,Bertram Husch

Forest mensuration – the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products – holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management. As demands on the world’s forests have grown, scientists and professionals are increasingly called on to quantify forest composition, structure, and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, and ecology as well as practical field experience, forest mensuration offers opportunities for creative problem solving and critical thinking. This fifth edition of the classic volume, Forest Mensuration, includes coverage of traditional and emerging topics, with attention to SI and Imperial units throughout. The book has been reorganised from the fourth edition to better integrate non-timber and ecological aspects of forest mensuration at the tree, stand, forest, and landscape scales throughout. The new edition includes new chapters that specifically address the integration of remotely sensed data in the forest inventory process, and inventory methods for dead and downed wood. One unifying theme, not only for traditional forestry but for the non-timber inventory and for remote sensing, is the use of covariates to make sampling more efficient and spatially explicit. This is introduced in the introductory chapter on statistics and the chapter on sampling designs has been restructured to highlight this approach and lay the foundation for further learning. New examples will be developed throughout the textbook with an emphasis on current issues and international practice. Students in applied forestry programs will find ample coverage of forest products and timber inventory, while expanded material on biodiversity, biomass and carbon inventory, downed dead wood, and the growing role of remote sensing in forest assessment will be valuable to a broader audience in applied ecology.

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650

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118902033

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9781118902035

Breaking the Color Barrier

The U.S. Naval Academy's First Black Midshipmen and the Struggle for Racial Equality

By: Robert John Schneller

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Breaking the Color Barrier

The U.S. Naval Academy's First Black Midshipmen and the Struggle for Racial Equality

By: Robert John Schneller

The African-American Community's Battle to Combat the U.S. Naval Academy's Legacy of Racism

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NYU Press

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0814740138

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9780814740132

Related Families of Botetourt County, Virginia

By: John William Austin,Rebecca H. R. Austin

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Related Families of Botetourt County, Virginia

By: John William Austin,Rebecca H. R. Austin

This is the definitive work on Americans taken prisoner during the Revolutionary War. The bulk of the book is devoted to personal accounts, many of them moving, of the conditions endured by U.S. prisoners at the hands of the British, as preserved in journals or diaries kept by physicians, ships' captains, and the prisoners themselves. Of greater genealogical interest is the alphabetical list of 8,000 men who were imprisoned on the British vessel The Old Jersey, which the author copied from the papers of the British War Department and incorporated in the appendix to the work. Also included is a Muster Roll of Captain Abraham Shepherd's Company of Virginia Riflemen and a section on soldiers of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp who perished in prison, 1776-1777.

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450

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806350237

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9780806350233

The Ghosts of Herty Field

Early Days on a Southern Gridiron

By: John F. Stegeman

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The Ghosts of Herty Field

Early Days on a Southern Gridiron

By: John F. Stegeman

Everyone knows about Herschel Walker, but what about George Woodruff, who, in a fogbound game against Sewanee, passed his helmet into their secondary and then handed the ball off to Hafford Hay, who ran untouched into the endzone? Athens is famed for its postgame victory parties, but who can recall the mountainous bonfire in 1910 that, when ignited, blew out every windowpane in three nearby campus buildings? Herty Field, the University of Georgia's first gridiron, is now a parking lot, but the glory lives on in this classic, fast-paced chronicle of Bulldogs football from its beginnings in 1891 to 1916.

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182

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University of Georgia Press

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0820319597

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9780820319599

Dwelling in American

Dissent, Empire, and Globalization

By: John Muthyala

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Dwelling in American

Dissent, Empire, and Globalization

By: John Muthyala

An original critique of the idea of American empire in the twenty-first century

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UPNE

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1611682495

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9781611682496

A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century

To Be Taken Three Times a Day

By: John Crellin,Dennis B Worthen

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A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century

To Be Taken Three Times a Day

By: John Crellin,Dennis B Worthen

Get a fresh perspective on the day-to-day use of medicine! A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century explores the most perplexing issues concerning the uses of prescriptions and other medicines on both sides of the Atlantic. The book equips you with a thorough understanding of the everyday use of medicine in the United States, Canada, and Britain, concentrating on its recent past. Dr. John K. Crellin, author of several influential books on the history of medicine and pharmacy, addresses vital topics such as: the emergence of prescription-only medicines; gate-keeping roles for pharmacists; the role of the drugstore; and the rise of alternative medicines. A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century adds the historical perspective missing from most medical and pharmaceutical literature about trends in the day-to-day use of medicines in society. The book is essential reading for anyone taking regular medication, either as self-care or by a physician’s prescription. Topics discussed include the non-scientific factors that validate medicines, the relevance of the control of narcotics, marketing strategies used by the pharmaceutical industry, the changing authority of physicians and pharmacists, over-the-counter medicines, tonics and sedatives, and patient complianceand non-compliance. A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century also addresses: medicines for weakness (health foods, fortifiers, digestives/laxatives) poison and pharmacy legislation placebos tranquilizers and antidepressants hormones side-effects psychoactive medications herbal medicines a brief history of the use of medicines from the 17th to 19th centuries suggestions for future policies and much more! A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century is equally vital as a professional resource for physicians, pharmacists, and health care administrators, as a classroom guide for academics working in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, and as a resource for patients.

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CRC Press

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1000156761

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9781000156768

Bridging Deep South Rivers

The Life and Legend of Horace King

By: John S. Lupold,Thomas L. French Jr.

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Bridging Deep South Rivers

The Life and Legend of Horace King

By: John S. Lupold,Thomas L. French Jr.

Horace King (1807-1885) built covered bridges over every large river in Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Mississippi. That King, who began life as a slave in Cheraw, South Carolina, received no formal training makes his story all the more remarkable. This is the first major biography of the gifted architect and engineer who used his skills to transcend the limits of slavery and segregation and become a successful entrepreneur and builder. John S. Lupold and Thomas L. French Jr. add considerably to our knowledge of a man whose accomplishments demand wider recognition. As a slave and then as a freedman, King built bridges, courthouses, warehouses, factories, and houses in the three-state area. The authors separate legend from facts as they carefully document King’s life in the Chattahoochee Valley on the Georgia-Alabama border. We learn about King’s freedom from slavery in 1846, his reluctant support of the Confederacy, and his two terms in Alabama’s Reconstruction legislature. In addition, the biography reveals King’s relationship with his fellow (white) contractors and investors, especially John Godwin, his master and business partner, and Robert Jemison Jr., the Alabama entrepreneur and legislator who helped secure King’s freedom. The story does not end with Horace, however, because he passed his skills on to his three sons, who also became prominent builders and businessmen. In King’s world few other blacks had his opportunities to excel. King seized on his chances and became the most celebrated bridge builder in the Deep South. The reader comes away from King’s story with respect for the man; insight into the problems of financing, building, and maintaining covered bridges; and a new sense of how essential bridges were to the southern market economy.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820355380

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9780820355382

Book's by John Bealle

Old-Time Music and Dance

Old-Time Music and Dance

Public Worship, Private Faith

Public Worship, Private Faith

Rowdy Tales from Early Alabama

Rowdy Tales from Early Alabama

Forest Mensuration

Forest Mensuration

Breaking the Color Barrier

Breaking the Color Barrier

Related Families of Botetourt County, Virginia

Related Families of Botetourt County, Virginia

The Ghosts of Herty Field

The Ghosts of Herty Field

Dwelling in American

Dwelling in American

A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century

A Social History of Medicines in the Twentieth Century

Bridging Deep South Rivers

Bridging Deep South Rivers

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