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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

This is a scholarly and informative account of the origin and settlement of the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange, and of the people and events associated with their history. Woven throughout the narrative are descriptions of homes and homeowners, lands and landowners, and choice and enthralling tidbits of lore and legend, not to mention biographical sketches of notable countians and lists of civil and military officers, histories of churches and other institutions, and much, much more.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806308613

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9780806308616

This Destructive War

The British Campaign in the Carolinas, 1780-1782

By: John S. Pancake

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This Destructive War

The British Campaign in the Carolinas, 1780-1782

By: John S. Pancake

An exciting and accurate portrayal of the military action in the southern colonies that led to a new American nation. A companion to Pancake’s study of the northern campaign, 1777: The Year of the Hangman, this volume deals with the American Revolution in the Carolinas. Together, the two books constitute a complete history of the Revolutionary War. Pancake tells a gripping story of the southern campaign, the scene of a grim and deadly guerilla war. In the savage internecine struggle, Americans fought Americans with a fierceness that appalled even a veteran like General Nathanael Greene. "Utilizing extensive manuscript collections, John Pancake explains not why the colonists won the War of Independence, but rather why the British lost. Yorktown, he argues, was not the result of a momentary oversight by the British navy, but the final consequence of the longstanding failure of British military and political leadership." So said the Journal of Southern History when This Destructive War was first published in 1985. The Florida Historical Quarterly further opined, "Pancake has given us a well-researched and beautifully—and tightly—written book." General readers as well as scholars and students of the American Revolution will welcome anew this classic, definitive study of the campaign in the Carolinas.

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312

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University of Alabama Press

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0817306889

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9780817306885

Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography

A Biography, 1806-1873

By: John Grady

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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography

A Biography, 1806-1873

By: John Grady

In becoming "a useful man" on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights in a troubled union, and preached Manifest Destiny from the Arctic to Cape Horn. And he revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines. Maury's eagerness to go to the public on the questions of the day riled powerful men in business and politics, and the U.S., Confederate and Royal navies. He more than once ran afoul of Jefferson Davis and Stephen R. Mallory, secretary of the Confederate States Navy. But through the political, social and scientific struggles of his time, Maury had his share of powerful allies, like President John Tyler.

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363

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McFarland

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0786478217

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9780786478217

History of Interior Design

By: John Pile,Judith Gura

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History of Interior Design

By: John Pile,Judith Gura

This classic reference presents the history of interior design from prehistory to the present. Exploring a broad range of design styles and movements, this revised and expanded edition includes coverage of non-Western design and vernacular interior architecture and features 665 photographs and drawings (color and black-and-white). A History of Interior Design is an essential resource for practicing and aspiring professionals in interior design, art history, and architecture, and general readers interested in design and the decorative arts.

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966

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118730453

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9781118730454

Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives

By: Keith Sykes,John P Bunker

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Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives

By: Keith Sykes,John P Bunker

Written by two anaesthetists, one British and one American, this unique book focuses on the transatlantic story of anaesthesia. The authors have both worked at the two hospitals where the first general anaesthetics for surgery were given in 1846, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and University College Hospital, London. Each with more than fifty years' experience of working in anaesthesia, they combine their knowledge and expertise to offer a fresh outlook on the development of anaesthesia through the ages. This highly informative and intriguing text details the origins of anaesthesia, outlines the different techniques of anaesthesia and traces its progress with illuminating and enlightening commentaries. This is a fascinating book which considers the role key figures have played in developing anaesthesia including, Queen Victoria, William Morris, La Condamine, Bjorn Ibsen and Henry Beecher. Broken down into four sections, which are divided into easy-to-read chapters and filled with top quality photographs, this book makes compelling reading. It is recommended to all those interested in the history and development of medicine through the ages, and is of particular interest to anaesthetists. More than just the science of anaesthesia, this is the story about the people and personalities who have made anaesthesia what it is today.

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245

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CRC Press

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1000515419

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9781000515411

Guide To Contemporary New York City Architecture

By: John Hill

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Guide To Contemporary New York City Architecture

By: John Hill

The essential walking companion to more than two hundred cutting-edge buildings constructed since the new millennium. The first decade of the 21st century has been a time of lively architectural production in New York City. A veritable building boom gripped the city, giving rise to a host of new—and architecturally cutting-edge—residential, corporate, institutional, academic, and commercial structures. With the boom now waning, this guidebook is perfectly timed to take stock of the city’s new skyline and map them all out, literally. This essential walking companion and guide features 200 of the most notable buildings and spaces constructed in New York’s five boroughs since the new millennium—The High Line, by James Corner Field Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro; 100 Eleventh Avenue, by Ateliers Jean Nouvel; Brooklyn Children’s Museum, by Rafael Vinoly Architects; 41 Cooper Square, by Morphosis; Poe Park Visitors Center, by Toshiko Mori Architect; and One Bryant Park, by Cook + Fox, to name just a few. Projects are grouped by neighborhood, allowing for easy, self-guided tours, with photos, maps, directions, and descriptions that highlight the most important aspects of each entry.

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305

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393733262

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9780393733266

A History of Interior Design

By: John F. Pile

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A History of Interior Design

By: John F. Pile

Delivers the inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, the arts and crafts, technology and product design all overlap.

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Laurence King Publishing

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1856694186

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

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Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John H. Gwathmey

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John H. Gwathmey

Twelve Virginia Counties: Where the Western Migration Began," is an exceptional work of historical significance relative to the beginnings and settlement of the Virginia counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange, and of their inhabitants. The author addresses each of the individual counties, their formation, history, early settlers, lists of civic leaders and military officers and soldiers, and goes on to provide descriptions of homes, civic organizations, courts, and courthouses. Moreover, Mr. Gwathmey also documents histories of churches, and other organizations and institutions, as well as providing numerous biographical sketches. Softcover, (1937), repr. 2007, 2011, Illus., Index, 538 pp.

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1596410361

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9781596410367

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Twelve Virginia Counties

This Destructive War

This Destructive War

Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography

Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography

History of Interior Design

History of Interior Design

Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives

Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives

Guide To Contemporary New York City Architecture

Guide To Contemporary New York City Architecture

A History of Interior Design

A History of Interior Design

Twelve Virginia Counties

Twelve Virginia Counties

Twelve Virginia Counties

Twelve Virginia Counties

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