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St. Augustine in the Roaring Twenties

By: Beth Rogero Bowen,The St. Augustine Historical Society

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St. Augustine in the Roaring Twenties

By: Beth Rogero Bowen,The St. Augustine Historical Society

The 1920s was a time of unprecedented growth in the nation's oldest city. Fueled by a land boom that began in South Florida, St. Augustine was inundated with land speculators and new subdivisions. The city floated a million-dollar bond issue to construct the Bridge of Lions, and D.P. Davis filled in a marshland to build the magnificent subdivision of Davis Shores. A new coastal highway linked the town with beaches to the north and south and opened up St. Augustine's beautiful shoreline for development. All of this activity halted when the land boom collapsed in the late 1920s. St. Augustine in the Roaring Twenties details the roller-coaster events of the city in this exciting decade.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738591211

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9780738591216

Saints and Sanctity

By: Ecclesiastical History Society. Summer Meeting,Ecclesiastical History Society. Winter Meeting

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Saints and Sanctity

By: Ecclesiastical History Society. Summer Meeting,Ecclesiastical History Society. Winter Meeting

Provides insight into a key issue of Christian history which still has a huge influence on ecclesiastical practice and politics.

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461

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DS Brewer

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0954680987

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9780954680985

National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World

By: National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World

By: National Geographic Society (U.S.)

A comprehensive, up-to-date atlas encompasses more than three hundred thematic maps, along with more than six hundred color photographs, illustrations, charts, and graphs, that document the world's natural and cultural wonders.

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420

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National Geographic Books

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1426203322

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9781426203329

Springfield Township, Delaware County

By: Springfield Historical Society

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Springfield Township, Delaware County

By: Springfield Historical Society

Springfield Township documents the area's transformation into a modern town rich with amenities and community organizations. Carved out of the wilderness in the 1680s, Springfield Township was formed as Quaker families seeking religious freedom settled the area. In a region roughly bounded by Darby Creek to the east and Crum Creek to the west, the early settlers shared forests with the native Lenni Lenape tribe. Just nine miles west of the port of Philadelphia, Springfield harnessed tumbling creeks with mills during the industrial revolution and provided the growing commonwealth with edge tools from Beatty Ax Works and fabric from Victoria Plush Mill. Builders used abundant stone quarries to construct grand homes, including that of the Pennsylvania Railroad's first chief engineer, J. Edgar Thomson, who laid out the famous Horseshoe Curve and Main Line to Pittsburgh. The construction of the Media Shortline Trolley helped Springfield grow, as did the Saxon Avenue Shops and unique developments such as Windsor Circle and Rolling Road.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439629013

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9781439629017

Frederick County

By: The Historical Society of Frederick County

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Frederick County

By: The Historical Society of Frederick County

The history of Frederick County is not merely a local history. It is a history of men and events of nation importance and interest. So said T.J.C. Williams and Folger McKinsey in their book History of Frederick County, Maryland, first published in 1910. Indeed the county has been stage to some momentous national events, has borne a number of famous sons and daughters, and has an important place in the nation's transportation history. The natural splendor of its fields and woods and the man-made beauty of its villages and towns have welcomed visitors for centuries. The history of Frederick County is not merely a local history. It is a history of men and events of nation importance and interest. So said T.J.C. Williams and Folger McKinsey in their book History of Frederick County, Maryland, first published in 1910. Indeed the county has been stage to some momentous national events, has borne a number of famous sons and daughters, and has an important place in the nation's transportation history. The natural splendor of its fields and woods and the man-made beauty of its villages and towns have welcomed visitors for centuries.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738542695

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9780738542690

Bennington

By: Bennington Historical Society and Bennington Museum

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Bennington

By: Bennington Historical Society and Bennington Museum

Nestled in the southwest corner of Vermont, Bennington is rich in history and natural beauty. On August 16, 1777, the Green Mountain Boys and militia from surrounding states defeated British troops at the Battle of Bennington. Like other small towns in New England, this agricultural community soon found its waterways dominated by large factories. When manufacturing declined in the early 1900s, the town reinvented itself as a tourist destination. Postcards promoting local scenery, quaint covered bridges, bustling downtown streets, modern amenities, and significant historic sites explained the town's importance to travelers and fostered local pride.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467121452

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9781467121453

Legendary Locals of Fitchburg

By: Fitchburg Historical Society

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Legendary Locals of Fitchburg

By: Fitchburg Historical Society

Fitchburg was incorporated as a town 250 years ago. Many of the original 40 family founders served as Minutemen, beginning the tradition of volunteers like Orlando Boss, Henry Spooner, Norman Tucker, and Richard and Thomas Bresnahan serving in the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Led by strong businessmen who also were public servants such as Alvah Crocker, Sylvanus Sawyer, Rodney Wallace, and George Simonds, the city grew to 40,000. Fitchburg has always welcomed immigrants who have enriched the community's history. Mayor Lisa Wong is the first Asian American mayor to have been elected in Massachusetts. Named an All-America city in 1970, Fitchburg remains proud of its heritage, celebrates its past, and anticipates the future. Legendary Locals of Fitchburg provides another historical view in the city's sestercentennial year.

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1467101109

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The Rule of the Admirals

Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832

By: Jerry Bannister,Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

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The Rule of the Admirals

Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832

By: Jerry Bannister,Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

Jerry Bannister's The Rule of the Admirals examines governance in Newfoundland from the rule of the fishing admirals in 1699 to the establishment of representative government in 1832. It offers the first in-depth account of the rise and fall of the system of naval government that dominated the island for more than a century. In this provocative look at legal culture in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Newfoundland, Bannister explores three topics in detail: naval government in St. John's, surrogate courts in the outports, and patterns in the administration of law. He challenges the conventional view that early Newfoundland was a lawless frontier isolated from the rest of the Atlantic world, and argues that an effective system of naval government emerged to meet the needs of those in power. An original and perceptive work, Bannister's argument demands that we reconsider much of our knowledge of early Newfoundland history. As he re-examines governance prior to an elected assembly and places his analysis firmly within the material conditions of Newfoundland society, Bannister provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of a critical period in the island's colonial development. Ultimately, The Rule of the Admirals sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802086136

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9780802086136

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St. Augustine in the Roaring Twenties

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National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World

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Frederick County

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Bennington

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Legendary Locals of Fitchburg

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The Rule of the Admirals

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