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The Life of Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader

Challenging Complacency

By: Kenneth C. Wolensky

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The Life of Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader

Challenging Complacency

By: Kenneth C. Wolensky

The Life of Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader stands as the only oral history-based account of a Pennsylvania governor. Written by a leading Pennsylvania historian while the former governor was in his 9th decade of life, here Governor Leader tells his remarkable story and the story of Pennsylvania politics in an era quite different from today.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1611460794

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Don't Know Much About History

By: Kenneth C. Davis

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Don't Know Much About History

By: Kenneth C. Davis

Who really discovered America? What was "the shot heard 'round the world"? Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did he or didn't he? From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.

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Harper Collins

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0061793523

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Political Community in Revolutionary Pennsylvania, 1774-1800

By: Kenneth Owen

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Political Community in Revolutionary Pennsylvania, 1774-1800

By: Kenneth Owen

Political Community in Revolutionary Pennsylvania challenges the ways we understand popular sovereignty in the American Revolution. Whereas previous histories place undue focus on elite political thought or analysis based on class, this study argues that it was ordinary citizens that cared most about the establishment of a proper, representative, publicly legitimate political process. Popular activism constrained the options available to leaders and created a system through which the actions of government were made more representative of the will of the community. Political Community in Revolutionary Pennsylvania analyzes political developments in Pennsylvania from 1774, when Americans united in opposition to Britain's Intolerable Acts, through to 1800 and the election of Thomas Jefferson. It looks at the animating philosophy of the Pennsylvania state constitution of 1776, a 'radical manifesto' which espoused a vision of popular sovereignty in which government was devolved from the people only where necessary. Even when governmental institutions were necessary, their legitimacy rested on being able to clearly demonstrate that they operated on popular consent, expressed in a variety of forms of popular mobilization.

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Oxford University Press

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0192563033

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Warrington

By: Mary Doyle Roth,Kenneth Samen

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Warrington

By: Mary Doyle Roth,Kenneth Samen

Warrington Township, located in Bucks County, was officially established in October 1734 and named after a town near Lancashire, England. As the years went on, main roads developed through town, some as part of William Penns highway plan, and the township was divided further into the four villages of Warrington, Neshaminy, Tradesville, and Eureka. Their borders were not well defined but were centered on important crossroads. Each of the villages had its own post office and school. The residents associated themselves with their villages, forming distinct communities. The year 2009 marks Warringtons 275th anniversary. To commemorate this event, the newly formed Warrington Historical Society has assembled the vintage photographs in Warrington as a glance back at the townships rich past, offering a window to a time when the Warrington landscape was made up of endless open space and agriculture was the main industry.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738562920

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Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads

By: Kenneth C. Springirth

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Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads

By: Kenneth C. Springirth

Eries rail link to Philadelphia was achieved in 1864 with the completion of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, which later became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. By 1869, railroad lines from Buffalo through Erie to Chicago were consolidated into the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, which later became part of the New York Central Railroad. Completed in 500 days, the parallel New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was a 513-mile, well-designed railroad that emphasized excellent service. South of the lakeshore, the wide-gauge Erie Railroad enhanced east to west connections. Through vintage photographs, Northwestern Pennsylvania Railroads brings to life the history of the railroads that have served the region.

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Don't Know Much About History [30th Anniversary Edition]

Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned

By: Kenneth C. Davis

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Don't Know Much About History [30th Anniversary Edition]

Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned

By: Kenneth C. Davis

A New York Times bestseller · More than 1.7 Million Copies Sold! “Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazine From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history. In this 30th anniversary edition of the classic anti-textbook—which includes a new preface by Davis—he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.

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0063091585

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry

By: Kenneth J. Blume

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry

By: Kenneth J. Blume

In the Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry, author Kenneth J. Blume provides a convenient survey of this important industry from the colonial period to the present day: from sail to steam to nuclear power. This concise new reference work captures the key features of overseas, coastal, lake, and river shipping and industry. An introduction provides an overview of the industry while the dictionary itself contains more than four hundred cross-referenced entries on ships, shipping companies, famous personalities, and major ports. A number of appendixes, including statistics on foreign trade, maritime disasters, famous ships, and major ports, supplement the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810879638

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The English Atlantic, 1675-1740

An Exploration of Communication and Community

By: Ian Kenneth Steele

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The English Atlantic, 1675-1740

An Exploration of Communication and Community

By: Ian Kenneth Steele

This study sets out to overcome the curious prejudice that the ocean is a barrier rather than a means of communication, demonstrating this with regard to the Engish Atlantic empire. It is not realized how closely Britain and the American colonies were connected throughout the colonial period.

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New York : Oxford University Press

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0195039688

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9780195039689

Horror Films of 2000-2009

By: John Kenneth Muir

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Horror Films of 2000-2009

By: John Kenneth Muir

Horror films have always reflected their audiences' fears and anxieties. In the United States, the 2000s were a decade full of change in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the contested presidential election of 2000, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These social and political changes, as well as the influences of Japanese horror and New French extremism, had a profound effect on American horror filmmaking during the 2000s. This filmography covers more than 300 horror films released in America from 2000 through 2009, including such popular forms as found footage, torture porn, and remakes. Each entry covers a single film and includes credits, a synopsis, and a lengthy critical commentary. The appendices include common horror conventions, a performer hall of fame, and memorable ad lines.

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McFarland

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1476644500

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First Americans: A History of Native Peoples

By: Kenneth W. Townsend

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First Americans: A History of Native Peoples

By: Kenneth W. Townsend

Now in its third edition, First Americans has been fully updated to trace Native Americans' experiences through the 2020 election and the Biden administration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the crisis of murdered and missing indigenous women. This book provides a comprehensive history of Native Americans from their earliest appearances in North America to the present, highlighting the complexity and diversity of their cultures and experiences. Contrasting the misconception that Native Americans were consistently victims without power, native voices permeate the text and shape its narrative, underlining the vitality of native peoples and cultures in the context of regional, continental, and global developments. The new edition highlights the role of Native Americans as agents of resistance and progress, rooted in the perspective that their activism has been instrumental throughout history and in the present day. To enrich student understanding, the book also includes a variety of pedagogical tools including short biographical profiles, key review questions, a rich series of maps and illustrations, chapter chronologies, a glossary, and recommendations for further reading. Spanning centuries of developments into the present day, First Americans is the approachable, essential student introduction to Native American history.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000895564

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Remembering Kensington & Fishtown

Philadelphia's Riverward Neighborhoods

By: Kenneth W. Milano

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Remembering Kensington & Fishtown

Philadelphia's Riverward Neighborhoods

By: Kenneth W. Milano

The Native Americans called it shackamaxon, the place where the chiefs meet, but Kensington soon became a meeting place of a different kind. Ideologies and demagogues, industry and entrepreneurs all came together in Kensington and Fishtown. Kensington was the epicenter of the American vegetarian movement, and a decade later the area's shipyards gave birth to the U.S. Navy's first submarine. In Kensington & Fishtown, native son Kenneth W. Milano presents a collection of fascinating and diverse articles from his column The Rest is History. Relive the golden age of Kensington and Fishtown as you learn about learn about their fascinating pasts.

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Sports Law and Regulation

Cases, Materials, and Problems

By: Matthew J. Mitten,Timothy Davis,Rodney K. Smith,Kenneth L. Shropshire

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Sports Law and Regulation

Cases, Materials, and Problems

By: Matthew J. Mitten,Timothy Davis,Rodney K. Smith,Kenneth L. Shropshire

Sports Law and Regulation explores both amateur and professional sports as well as issues common to both industries. A comprehensive collection of cases and materials provides balanced perspective and flexible coverage, while the organization provides instructors the flexibility to cover selected sections or chapters for a separate course in either Amateur Sports Law or Professional Sports Law. The fifth edition includes recent landmark sports precedents, cases, and articles. Materials examining internal governance issues of the MLB, the World Anti-doping Code applying to sports doping, the NCAA infractions process, and concussions and brain trauma have also been included in the updated edition. Sports Law and Regulation contains the appropriate amount of introductory and explanatory materials, notes, and questions to facilitate students’ understanding as well as hypothetical problems for applying new knowledge. New to the 5th Edition: New problems on sports intellectual property Recent antitrust cases challenging NCAA student-athlete eligibility rules Excerpts from recent law review articles by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig regarding MLB internal governance issues New CAS cases applying World Anti-doping Code to sports doping Landmark Castor Semenya CAS award Recent cases regarding National Governing Body (NGB) legal duty to protect athletes from sexual abuse and U.S. Safe Sport legislation Updates on tort liability of NGB for failure to have appropriate return to play protocol after athlete concussion: Mayall v USA Water Polo, Inc. Updates on the legal challenges to the use of Native American mascots in sports Professors and students will benefit from: Landmark historical cases and significant recent cases that reflect the current law regulating the sports industry Notes and Questions that suggest philosophical, sociological, psychological, and economic policy issues and themes Flexible organization supports different teaching objectives, ranging from a focus on amateur sports through to professional sports law Skill-building exercises in client counseling, negotiation, and contract drafting Teaching materials include: Teacher’s Manual Semi-annual online supplement

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Aspen Publishing

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1543817130

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9781543817133

Grandfather's Enduring Love

By: Kenneth David Musser

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Grandfather's Enduring Love

By: Kenneth David Musser

A dramatic true story of a Kansas family extending over four continuous generations. Tragedy after tragedy would haunt this family, including the mama burning to death on New Year's Day of 1927. Papa's enduring love prevails as he raises two families of five children each. Papa's five-year-old daughter, Faithe, would be the oldest witness of seeing her mama burning to death. As a result, she would live a lifetime of depression and mental illness, leaving her to become an abusive wife and mother. A son who suffered emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his mother himself would lead a life of severe depression and acute anxiety. The emotionally and physically abused son will share five escapes or places of refuge which helped him endure his eight-year continued abuse. Throughout our true dramatic story will be vivid illustrations of a number of families' enduring love through prayer, climaxing with the greatest enduring love ever, of God giving his only begotten Son, Jesus to die on the cross, shedding his blood for all sinners.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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163630172X

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9781636301723

Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys

By: Kenneth C. Springirth

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys

By: Kenneth C. Springirth

An extensive number of trolley car lines linked the city of Philadelphia to the rich farmland and picturesque towns of southeastern Pennsylvania. These trolley lines traversed miles of narrow streets lined with row houses whose residents were proud working-class Americans. These historic photographs trace the trolley cars' routes, including Route 23, the region's longest urban trolley route, from the expanses of Northwest Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill through the crowded commercial Center City to South Philadelphia with a variety of neighborhood stops at everything in between. Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys follows the history of the trolley cars that have served this diverse and historic region.

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0738556920

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Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys

By: Kenneth C. Springirth

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Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys

By: Kenneth C. Springirth

Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys covers the history of the trolley car system that once had the third largest fleet of Presidents' Conference Committee trolley cars in North America. Pittsburgh Railways Company was very innovative and constantly made design improvements in its trolley cars. This led to increased ridership, as these streamlined trolleys were quiet, fast, and had comfortable seating. With the increased use of automobiles, ridership declined. After the Port Authority of Allegheny County took over Pittsburgh Railways, most of the trolley routes were abandoned. However, a number of trolleys were refurbished with paint schemes that included psychedelic commercial advertising and community messages. The last runs of these trolleys occurred in 1999, and new light rail vehicles are now in service.

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073854941X

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Turf Management in the Transition Zone

By: John Dunn,Kenneth Diesburg

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Turf Management in the Transition Zone

By: John Dunn,Kenneth Diesburg

The transition zone is the toughest area in which to maintain quality turf. It is a zone where temperature and precipitation vary greatly from season to season and where more intensive maintenance of seasonal grasses is required.This is the only book to cover the maintenance of intensive turfgrasses found in such zones. Easy to read and practical this book offers the superintendent or turf manager accessible information in a complex and difficult area. * This is the only book to cover the maintenance of intensive turfgrasses found in the transition zones * It addresses the basic science of growth cycles, nutrients and fertilisers, in an accessible way, so that that turf managers can easily locate and understand the information they need * It covers all aspects of cultural practices including mowing and irrigation * Features information on diseases and insects specific to the transition zone

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471476099

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9780471476092

THE PHENOM

By: Kenneth R. Thomas

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THE PHENOM

By: Kenneth R. Thomas

An eight-month pregnant woman visits a gypsy fortune teller at a summer carnival in 1943. The fortune teller looks into the woman’s eyes and says the woman has a troubled soul. The gypsy also says that the woman has a “dark cloud” in her life that must be discarded if she and the baby in her womb are to have happy lives. The woman asks about the baby and is told that it is a boy and that the boy will be able to do something better than anyone else in the world. Five years later the gypsy offers a similar, but complementary prediction to another pregnant woman, and the stage is set for an epic battle between good and evil on the baseball diamond. The book focuses primarily on the development of Billy Diamond from a Little League sensation to a Major League relief pitching icon. Although Billy’s mother is successful initially in ridding herself of the dark cloud and makes a wonderful life for herself and Billy, the dark cloud remains a threat to their happiness. In the end, Billy must decide whether to comply with the nefarious demands of the dark cloud or use all of his magical assets to do what he does best on the baseball diamond…throw an incredible fastball. The future of his family hangs in the balance.

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Club Lighthouse Publishing

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1772170682

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9781772170689

Philadelphia Then and Now

60 Sites Photographed in the Past and Present

By: Kenneth Finkel,Susan Oyama

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Philadelphia Then and Now

60 Sites Photographed in the Past and Present

By: Kenneth Finkel,Susan Oyama

Rare photographs of City Hall, Logan Square, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross House, other landmarks juxtaposed with contemporary views. Introduction. Captions.

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Courier Corporation

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0486257908

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9780486257907

First Americans: A History of Native Peoples, Combined Volume

A History of Native Peoples, PowerPoints

By: Kenneth W. Townsend

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First Americans: A History of Native Peoples, Combined Volume

A History of Native Peoples, PowerPoints

By: Kenneth W. Townsend

First Americans provides a comprehensive history of Native Americans from their earliest appearance in North America to the present, highlighting the complexity and diversity of their cultures and their experiences. Native voices permeate the text and shape its narrative, underlining the agency and vitality of Native peoples and cultures in the context of regional, continental, and global developments. This updated edition of First Americans continues to trace Native experiences through the Obama administration years and up to the present day. The book includes a variety of pedagogical tools including short biographical profiles, key review questions, a rich series of maps and illustrations, chapter chronologies, and recommendations for further reading. Lucid and readable yet rigorous in its coverage, First Americans remains the indispensable student introduction to Native American history.

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Routledge

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1351665189

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Rmb Exchange Rate, The: Past, Current, And Future

By: Yin-wong Cheung,Fengming Qin,Kenneth K Chow

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Rmb Exchange Rate, The: Past, Current, And Future

By: Yin-wong Cheung,Fengming Qin,Kenneth K Chow

Over the past two decades, China's robust economic performance has propelled it to the world stage. At the same time, the world has increasingly scrutinized China's economic policies and activities. One of the hotly contested issues is China's foreign exchange rate policy. China's current reform and modernization policies to convert its centrally planned economy towards a market-driven one could hardly draw on experiences of other countries.This book provides a succinct and up-to-date account of China's exchange rate policy including the currency undervaluation debate and the internationalization of its currency. It begins with a brief history of the modern China's foreign exchange rate policy. In particular, it highlights the three Chinese policy characteristics; namely, independence, controllability and practicability, and graduality. This prologue helps to interpret China's policy on its currency, the renminbi (RMB); including its recent initiatives to promote the international use of its currency.The book covers the basic theoretical and empirical issues that are relevant for determining the equilibrium value of the RMB exchange rate and, hence, its degree of misalignment. Then it evaluates the controversy surrounding the RMB valuation debate, and highlights the sensitivity of empirical estimates of the degree of misalignment to alternative presumptions.The book also examines the timely issues related to China's recent efforts in promoting the use of its currency in the global financial market. After describing the background of China's recent efforts to internationalize the RMB, the book a) discusses the main promotional policies, including the recent Qianhai project and Shanghai Free Trade Zone initiative, b) evaluates the current status of the offshore RMB market, the level of international use of the RMB and the admission to the SDR basket, and c) assesses the future prospects of the RMB to be a global currency.

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World Scientific

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9814675512

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9789814675512

Austin, Cleared for Takeoff

Aviators, Businessmen, and the Growth of an American City

By: Kenneth B. Ragsdale

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Austin, Cleared for Takeoff

Aviators, Businessmen, and the Growth of an American City

By: Kenneth B. Ragsdale

Austin, Texas, entered the aviation age on October 29, 1911, when Calbraith Perry Rodgers landed his Wright EX Flyer in a vacant field near the present-day intersection of Duval and 45th Streets. Some 3,000 excited people rushed out to see the pilot and his plane, much like the hundreds of thousands who mobbed Charles A. Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis in Paris sixteen years later. Though no one that day in Austin could foresee all the changes that would result from manned flight, people here—as in cities and towns across the United States—realized that a new era was opening, and they greeted it with all-out enthusiasm. This popularly written history tells the story of aviation in Austin from 1911 to the opening of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 1999. Kenneth Ragsdale covers all the significant developments, beginning with military aviation activities during World War I and continuing through the barnstorming era of the 1920s, the inauguration of airmail service in 1928 and airline service in 1929, and the dedication of the first municipal airport in 1930. He also looks at the University of Texas's role in training pilots during World War II, the growth of commercial and military aviation in the postwar period, and the struggle over airport expansion that occupied the last decades of the twentieth century. Throughout, he shows how aviation and the city grew together and supported each other, which makes the Austin aviation experience a case study of the impact of aviation on urban communities nationwide.

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0292774354

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Watch That Rat Hole

And Witness the Reit Revolution

By: Kenneth D. Campbell

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Watch That Rat Hole

And Witness the Reit Revolution

By: Kenneth D. Campbell

Leaving his Pennsylvania steel town home as a young man, author Kenneth D. Campbell scrambled to land a magazine writers job in Manhattan. He followed his new bosss instruction to Watch that rat hole, newspaper slang for a beat or coverage topic. Campbells rat hole was the real estate investment trusts or REITs, untested entities just approved by Congress. In Watch that Rat Hole, Campbell intertwines his personal journey with his unique observations as an investment newsletter editor witnessing the REIT Revolutionhis rat hole. He tells how that casual assignment became a distinguished lifework in three areas: WritingCampbell wrote an influential REIT stock market newsletter and co-authored the first hardcover REIT book; Investment bankingHe and his partner advised on more than two dozen mergers and acquisitions; Managing moneyCampbell co-founded a major realty stock money manager. In addition, he provides an insiders take on investment styles of 1980s activists including Carl Icahn, Michael Milken, Leland Speed, Sam Zell, and Warren Buffett and their nearly two dozen company purchases and takeovers. And, he presents valuable insights into a number of business and stock market issues. Offering personal recollections of the world of real-estate investment, Watch that Rat Hole gives insight into REITs, this little-understoodbut pivotalarea of business and finance.

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Archway Publishing

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1480823155

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9781480823150

Baker & Botts in the Development of Modern Houston

By: Kenneth J. Lipartito,Joseph A. Pratt

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Baker & Botts in the Development of Modern Houston

By: Kenneth J. Lipartito,Joseph A. Pratt

As counsel for Pennzoil's successful effort to recover billions of dollars in damages from Texaco over the acquisition of Getty Oil Company, the Baker & Botts law firm of Houston, Texas, achieved wide public recognition in the 1980s. But among its peers in the legal and corporate worlds, Baker & Botts has for more than a century held a preeminent position, handling the legal affairs of such blue-chip clients as the Southern Pacific Railroad, Houston Lighting & Power Company, Rice University, Texas Commerce Bank, and Tenneco. In this study, Kenneth J. Lipartito and Joseph A. Pratt chronicle the history of Baker & Botts, placing particular emphasis on the firm's role in Houston's economic development. Founded in 1840, Baker & Botts literally grew up with Houston. The authors chart its evolution from a nineteenth-century regional firm that represented eastern-based corporations moving into Texas to a twentieth-century national firm with clients throughout the world. They honestly discuss the criticisms that Baker & Botts has faced as an advocate of big business. But they also identify the important impact that corporate law firms of this type have on business reorganization and government regulation. As the authors demonstrate in this case study, law firms throughout the twentieth century have helped to shape public policy in these critical areas. Always prominent in the community, and with prominent connections (former Secretary of State James A. Baker III is the great-grandson of the original Baker), the Baker & Botts law firm belongs in any history of the development of Houston and the Southwest.

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0292729480

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Document-based Assessment Activities for U.S. History Classes

By: Kenneth Hilton

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Document-based Assessment Activities for U.S. History Classes

By: Kenneth Hilton

Covers significant eras in U.S. history. Encourages students to analyze evidence, documents, and other data to make informed decisions. Includes guidelines for students, answer prompts, and a scoring rubric. Develops essential writing skills.

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Walch Publishing

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0825138752

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9780825138751

Crabgrass Frontier

The Suburbanization of the United States

By: Kenneth T. Jackson

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Crabgrass Frontier

The Suburbanization of the United States

By: Kenneth T. Jackson

This first full-scale history of the development of the American suburb examines how "the good life" in America came to be equated with the a home of one's own surrounded by a grassy yard and located far from the urban workplace. Integrating social history with economic and architectural analysis, and taking into account such factors as the availability of cheap land, inexpensive building methods, and rapid transportation, Kenneth Jackson chronicles the phenomenal growth of the American suburb from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. He treats communities in every section of the U.S. and compares American residential patterns with those of Japan and Europe. In conclusion, Jackson offers a controversial prediction: that the future of residential deconcentration will be very different from its past in both the U.S. and Europe.

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Oxford University Press

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0199840342

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Prisoners of the White House

The Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership

By: Kenneth T. Walsh

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Prisoners of the White House

The Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership

By: Kenneth T. Walsh

Prisoners of the White House looks at the isolation experienced by presidents of the United States in the White House, a habitat almost guaranteed to keep America's commander in chief far removed from everyday life. The authors look at how this is emerging as one of the most serious dilemmas facing the American presidency. As presidents have become more isolated, the role of the presidential pollster has grown. Ken Walsh has been given exclusive access to the polls and confidential memos received by presidents over the years, and has interviewed presidential pollsters directly to gain their unique perspective. Prisoners of the White House gets inside the bubble and punctures the mythology surrounding the presidency.

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1317253469

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Getting Hooked on Memoirs

Preserve and Share Your Life Experiences Before They Are Lost

By: Dr. H. Kenneth Shook

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Getting Hooked on Memoirs

Preserve and Share Your Life Experiences Before They Are Lost

By: Dr. H. Kenneth Shook

Your story of Robert Frosts visit to the Wesleyan campus in 1953 is heartwarming and memorable, and it must become part of the Wesleyan Archives. Suzy Taraba, Wesleyan University Archivist Love your songs, but it was the memoir of your 1992 Rotary visit to New Zealand that I enjoyed the most. Glenn Estess Sr., Past Rotary International President Getting Hooked on Memoirs presents both a guide and a collection of memoirs designed to provide examples of this personal type of writing. In this helpful handbook, Dr. H. Kenneth Shook offers practical advice to aid in writing effective personal memoirs. Dr. Shook draws on his experiences in conducting sessions on writing and sharing memoirs to shares his knowledge and provide answers to these vital questions: What is a memoir? Is there a desired length for a memoir? Could the author of the memoir be sharing the experiences of others rather than his own experiences? How does a memoir differ from a research paper or a complete life history? Can memoirs include events of recent weeks or months, rather than focusing solely on events of the distant past? This practical guide will inspire everyone who reads it to delve into their own life experiences to share their story or experience in their very own memoir.

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1450296149

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Relational Responsibility

Resources for Sustainable Dialogue

By: Sheila McNamee,Kenneth J. Gergen

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Relational Responsibility

Resources for Sustainable Dialogue

By: Sheila McNamee,Kenneth J. Gergen

The tradition of individual responsibility where individuals deliberate, morally evaluate, and then decide on a course of action is dear to the heart of Western ethical and legal codes and informs many contemporary practices of therapy, education, and organizational life. It also typically isolates, alienates, and ultimately invites the eradication of the otherùa step toward non-meaning. A vast range of current thinking places this view of the independently responsible individual in strong question. In Relational Responsibility, the authors attempt to transform the concept of responsibility in such a way that the relational process replaces the individual as the central concern. This volume invites practices that replace alienation and isolation with meaning-building dialogue. It is structured in a way that demonstrates their ideas. In Part I, McNamee and Gergen examine relational responsibility followed by their analysis of a challenging case study involving the issue of child sexual abuse. Part II contains responses from scholars and practitioners from the fields of communication, psychology, therapy, and organizational development that extend the original dialogue set out by McNamee and Gergen. Part III is a rejoinder to Part II in redirecting and augmenting the original conception and practice of relational responsibility. Relational Responsibility touches on a number of different disciplines, including communication theory, sociology, social theory, interpersonal and group communication, conflict management, and child abuse.

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1452251193

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The Puritan Gift

Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global Financial Chaos

By: Kenneth Hopper,William Hopper

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The Puritan Gift

Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global Financial Chaos

By: Kenneth Hopper,William Hopper

Where does the Protestant work ethic come from? And how did America achieve such dominance in management for so long? "The Puritan Gift" traces the origins and the characteristics of American managerial culture which, in the course of three centuries, turned a group of small colonies into the greatest economic and political power on earth. It argues that the drive, energy and acceptance of innovation, competition, growth and social mobility, all of which lie at the root of America's management culture, have their origins in the discipline and ethos of America's first wave of European immigrants: the Puritans.And, the authors warn, as Americans distance themselves from the core values which produced their business and economic successes during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, they put their future prosperity and security at risk. This is an original exploration of the dramatic and far-reaching consequences of the Puritans' 'gift' to America - the ethos which produced the early success of America and what came to be known as the American dream.

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0857715976

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