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The Southwest in the American Imagination

The Writings of Sylvester Baxter, 1881-1889

By: Sylvester Baxter

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The Southwest in the American Imagination

The Writings of Sylvester Baxter, 1881-1889

By: Sylvester Baxter

In the fall of 1886, Boston philanthropist Mary Tileston Hemenway sponsored an archaeological expedition to the American Southwest. Directed by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing, the Hemenway Expedition sought to trace the ancestors of the Zu–is with an eye toward establishing a museum for the study of American Indians. In the third year of fieldwork, Hemenway's overseeing board fired Cushing based on doubts concerning his physical health and mental stability, and much of the expedition's work went unpublished. Today, however, it is recognized as a critical base for research into all of southwestern prehistory. Drawing on materials housed in half a dozen institutions and now brought together for the first time, this projected seven-volume work presents a cultural history of the Hemenway Expedition and early anthropology in the American Southwest, told in the voices of its participants and interpreted by contemporary scholars. Taken as a whole, the series comprises a thorough study and presentation of the cultural, historical, literary, and archaeological significance of the expedition, with each volume posing distinct themes and problems through a set of original writings such as letters, reports, and diaries. Accompanying essays guide readers to a coherent understanding of the history of the expedition and discuss the cultural and scientific significance of these data in modern debates. This first volume, The Southwest in the American Imagination, presents the writings of Sylvester Baxter, a journalist who became Cushing's friend and publicist in the early 1880s and who traveled to the Southwest and wrote accounts of the expedition. Included are Baxter's early writings about Cushing and the Southwest, from 1881 to 1883, which reported enthusiastically on the anthropologist's work and lifestyle at Zu–i before the expedition. Also included are published accounts of the Hemenway Expedition and its scientific promise, from 1888 to 1889, drawing on Baxter's central role in expedition affairs as secretary-treasurer of the advisory board. Series co-editor Curtis Hinsley provides an introductory essay that reviews Baxter's relationship with Cushing and his career as a journalist and civic activist in Boston, and a closing essay that inquires further into the lasting implications of the "invention of the Southwest," arguing that this aesthetic was central to the emergence and development of southwestern archaeology. Seen a century later, the Hemenway Expedition provides unusual insights into such themes as the formation of a Southwestern identity, the roots of museum anthropology, gender relations and social reform in the late nineteenth century, and the grounding of American nationhood in prehistoric cultures. It also conveys an intellectual struggle, ongoing today, to understand cultures that are different from the dominant culture and to come to grips with questions concerning America's meaning and destiny.

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316

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University of Arizona Press

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0816516189

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9780816516186

From Slavery to Fighting for Recognition: Black Warriors for Freedom, Equality and Integration

By: Dr Sylvester Caraway Jr.

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From Slavery to Fighting for Recognition: Black Warriors for Freedom, Equality and Integration

By: Dr Sylvester Caraway Jr.

This book is dedicated to our Black military soldier's past, current, and future military soldiers that came from the continent of Africa and were forcibly brought to the "New World, the United States of America" as slaves who also defended the beginning of America.

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287

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Writers Republic LLC

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1637284934

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9781637284933

Plaquemine

By: Meghan C. Sylvester and Burke Devillier

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Plaquemine

By: Meghan C. Sylvester and Burke Devillier

The city of Plaquemine sits along the Mississippi River where it meets with Bayou Plaquemine. Famous French explorer Sieur d'Iberville was brought to the bayou in 1699 by the Bayogoula tribe, who inhabited land a few miles south. While trade boats and ferries began operating on the waterway during the early 1700s, it was not for another 100 years, in 1819, that the first foundations of a town began to appear at the mouth of the bayou. The cattle, sugarcane, and lumber industries brought English, French, Spanish, Italian, Irish, and German settlers and African slaves. After building the Plaquemine Lock in 1909, the city became a commercial hub for trade as it connected New Orleans with the western half of the state.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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146710714X

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9781467107143

Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

By: Michael Troyan,Jeffrey Paul Thompson,Stephen X. Sylvester

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Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

By: Michael Troyan,Jeffrey Paul Thompson,Stephen X. Sylvester

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch—aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1630761435

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9781630761431

The Media and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Lost and Found

By: J. Sylvester

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The Media and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Lost and Found

By: J. Sylvester

Although the impact of Hurricane Katrina has certainly been felt in political, economic, and social terms, the impacts on and of the media have largely been ignored. This book tells the stories of the reporters, newspapers, and broadcast stations most affected by Katrina and details their struggles to cover the aftermath.

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Springer

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023061129X

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9780230611290

MGM

Hollywood's Greatest Backlot

By: Steven Bingen,Stephen X Sylvester,Michael Troyan

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MGM

Hollywood's Greatest Backlot

By: Steven Bingen,Stephen X Sylvester,Michael Troyan

M-G-M: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot is the illustrated history of the soundstages and outdoor sets where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced many of the world’s most famous films. During its Golden Age, the studio employed the likes of Garbo, Astaire, and Gable, and produced innumerable iconic pieces of cinema such as The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, and Ben-Hur. It is estimated that a fifth of all films made in the United States prior to the 1970s were shot at MGM studios, meaning that the gigantic property was responsible for hundreds of iconic sets and stages, often utilizing and transforming minimal spaces and previously used props, to create some of the most recognizable and identifiable landscapes of modern movie culture. All of this happened behind closed doors, the backlot shut off from the public in a veil of secrecy and movie magic. M-G-M: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot highlights this fascinating film treasure by recounting the history, popularity, and success of the MGM company through a tour of its physical property. Featuring the candid, exclusive voices and photographs from the people who worked there, and including hundreds of rare and unpublished photographs (including many from the archives of Warner Bros.), readers are launched aboard a fun and entertaining virtual tour of Hollywood’s most famous and mysterious motion picture studio.

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1157

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Santa Monica Press

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1595808930

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9781595808936

Canadian Trees & The Urban Forest Gr. 4-6

By: Keith Anderson,Doug Sylvester

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Canadian Trees & The Urban Forest Gr. 4-6

By: Keith Anderson,Doug Sylvester

Find the “Fungus Among Us” in this captivating resource about trees in our communities. Most trees and shrubs that make up urban forests are not wild or naturally growing; they have been planted by people and to stay healthy, they must be properly cared for. Students explore the benefits and uses of trees, and identify different kinds of trees in their local community. They also investigate the effects and spread of Dutch Elm Disease across Canada and learn about identification and prevention. This Canada lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of reading passages, activities, crossword, word search, colouring pages and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

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Rainbow Horizons Publishing

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1553192915

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9781553192916

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