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Bishop

By: Pam Vaughan,Brendan Vaughan,Laws Railroad Museum

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Bishop

By: Pam Vaughan,Brendan Vaughan,Laws Railroad Museum

Located in the stark landscape of Eastern Californias Owens Valley, Bishop is situated between two of the highest mountain ranges of the contiguous United States. Native Americans had been in the region since antiquity, and white settlers began to filter in after many battles with the Paiutes and Shoshones. Bishop was named after Sam Bishop, who drove cattle into the area and settled along Bishop Creek. Many more farmers and ranchers followed. To the south, Los Angeles was growing too, tapping the Owens River for a gravity-fed aqueduct for its residents; thus began the Los AngelesOwens Valley Water Conflict.

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132

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439625417

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9781439625415

Panamanian Museums and Historical Memory

By: Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws

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Panamanian Museums and Historical Memory

By: Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws

Panama is an ethnically diverse country with a recent history of political conflict which makes the representation of historical memory an especially complex and important task for the country’s museums. This book studies new museum projects in Panama with the aim of identifying the dominant narratives that are being formed as well as those voices that remain absent and muted. Through case analyses of specific museums and exhibitions the author identifies and examines the influences that form and shape museum strategy and development.

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145

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Berghahn Books

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0857452401

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9780857452405

Museum Websites and Social Media

Issues of Participation, Sustainability, Trust and Diversity

By: Ana Sánchez Laws

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Museum Websites and Social Media

Issues of Participation, Sustainability, Trust and Diversity

By: Ana Sánchez Laws

Online activities present a unique challenge for museums as they harness the potential of digital technology for sustainable development, trust building, and representations of diversity. This volume offers a holistic picture of museum online activities that can serve as a starting point for cross-disciplinary discussion. It is a resource for museum staff, students, designers, and researchers working at the intersection of cultural institutions and digital technologies. The aim is to provide insight into the issues behind designing and implementing web pages and social media to serve the broadest range of museum stakeholders.

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211

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Berghahn Books

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1782388699

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9781782388692

Silicon Valley

Exploring the Communities Behind the Digital Revolution

By: David A. Laws

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Silicon Valley

Exploring the Communities Behind the Digital Revolution

By: David A. Laws

Silicon Valley: Exploring the Communities Behind the Digital Revolution is a photo essay and souvenir guide to the Santa Clara Valley landscape and communities where engineers and scientists learned how to turn sand (silicon) into gold (computer chips).

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0972387412

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9780972387415

I Was a Spectator in the Greatest Generation

A history of those persons who contributed to my lifelong endeavors

By: H. Lloyd Wilkerson, Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) Doctor of Laws (Hon.)

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I Was a Spectator in the Greatest Generation

A history of those persons who contributed to my lifelong endeavors

By: H. Lloyd Wilkerson, Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) Doctor of Laws (Hon.)

I Was a Spectator in the Greatest Generation By: H. Lloyd Wilkerson The 20th Century took H. Lloyd Wilkerson from rural Obion County, TN to the Pacific in WWII and service with some of the greatest military leaders of his time. Prior to his military service, Wilkerson attended Erskine College and completed his degree during the war. Pearl Harbor was a turning point for Wilkerson. He rushed to the Marine Corps Recruiting station on December 8, 1941 to enlist. His first assignment after boot camp was orderly-driver for Colonel James W. Webb, CO 7th Marines. Their first overseas deployment was British Samoa. At Guadalcanal Wilkerson became a rifleman under the notorious LtCol “Chesty” Puller. When Marines departed Guadalcanal, Wilkerson was hospitalized in Melbourne for Malaria contracted at Guadalcanal. He was returned to the States for hospitalization. In Pocatello, ID he completed his college degree and met his future wife. Prior to graduation from OCS at Quantico, VA in 1945, Lloyd was in the Marine unit that escorted by train the remains of President Roosevelt to Hyde Park for burial. Second Lieutenant Wilkerson participated under command of MGen Lemuel C. Shepard Jr. the Japanese surrender in North China. Returning to the States, he welcomed his first son and became a Freemason. In the Korean War in 1950-1 Wilkerson served in the 5th Marines commanded by Colonel Raymond Murray. They defended the Pusan Perimeter, attacked Inchon and invaded North Korea. In the Vietnam War Wilkerson commanded the 1st Marines and subsequently served as G-3 of III MAF. Major career assignments included G-2/G-3 Advisor to Korean Marine Corps; Assistant Professor, Duke University; Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, 3rd Marine Division and III MAF on Okinawa. Lloyd retired as a Major General in 1978.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1646104846

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9781646104840

Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: David Laws

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Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: David Laws

Did Sir Francis Drake really claim Monterey for Queen Elizabeth? What does it take to win the world’s worst car show? Why did the new nation of Argentina attack the port of Monterey? Monterey County is known nationwide for its agricultural bounty, a bay bursting with marine life, world-famous golf courses, annual displays of automobile extravagance, and Big Sur, one of the top ten scenic road trips in the nation, but what about the stories and places that don’t appear in traditional travel guides? Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure reveals the unexpected and little-known stories behind major attractions, as well as numerous other spots replete with mystery and intrigue. Did General Sherman really jilt the beautiful Senorita Bonifacio? Why did activists decapitate a Catholic saint canonized in the US? When will the next “big one” strike along one of the world’s most closely observed earthquake faults? Local author, travel writer, and historian David Laws answers these questions and introduces you to the other side of Monterey County, a trove of unexpected and unique places just waiting to be explored.

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377

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Reedy Press LLC

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1681063654

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9781681063652

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