books about: 1888     books:       Splendid Isolation: The Jekyll Island Millionaires Club 1888-19425 reviews Pamela Bauer Mueller Pinata Publishing, 2010 A Splendid Read Indeed Splendid Isolation is not only historical, but very entertaining. Pamela Bauer Mueller has accomplished the difficult feat of bringing characters from the past to life. This is a good read for anyone interested in all that was going on at the turn of the century when the Jekyll Island Club was built to its seeming end in the World War II era. The book evokes many mental images of what life was ...             Blacks and Whites in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988 George Reid Andrews University of Wisconsin Press, 1991     For much of the twentieth century Brazil enjoyed an international reputation as a ?racial democracy,? but that image has been largely undermined in recent decades by research suggesting the existence of widespread racial inequality.  George Reid Andrews provides the first thoroughly documented history of Brazilian racial inequality from the abolition of slavery in 1888 up to the late 1980s, showing how economic, social, and political changes ...             Minority Victory: Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888 (American Presidential Elections)2 reviews Charles W. Calhoun University Press of Kansas, 2008 A Close Presidential Election in the Gilded Age The election of 1888 had an intense nomination battle at the Republican Convention, a close general election, and a set of issues and campaigning styles far outside of modern norms. These elements make Charles W. Calhoun's history of this election interesting and enjoyable. The book begins with a discussion of United States politics in the 1880s. The South was dependably Democratic, most of ...             The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-19786 reviews Sarah Greenough, Diane Waggoner, ... Princeton University Press, 2007 A glorious exploration Sir John F. Herschel gets credit for coining the word "snapshot" in 1860; "The possibility of taking a photograph, as it were by a snap-shot -- of securing a picture in a tenth of a second of time." (He also coined "photography" itself, and was the first to apply "negative" and "positives" to photography.) Given his wide ranging interests, I'm sure he would have loved this book as much as I do. ...             A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-188919 reviews Frederic Morton Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 Read it with Mahler A fascinating, colorfully written portrait of Vienna during a critical ten months in its history. Brings the reader onto the streets of this dramatic city with its extreme social tensions and magnificent cultural richness. Read this with Brahms or Mahler playing and you'll be transported.             Clover (1888)4 reviews Susan Coolidge General Books LLC, 2009 Clover It is a shame that Susan Coolidge's books are either unheard of or out of print. If you enjoyed reading "What Katy Did", "What Katy Did at School", and "What Katy Did Next", you will love "Clover". In it, we read of our beloved Katy's marriage, and our nearly as beloved Clover's experiences in Colorado. It was an enjoyable read, although short, and I am hoping that "In the High Valley" (the ...             To Be A Slave in Brazil: 1550-18881 review Katia M. De Queiros Mattoso Rutgers University Press, 1987 TO BE A SLAVE IN BRAZIL The roots and leaves of the institution of slavery in Brazil, is what this book focuses on. We travel the trade route from Africa to England to South America. Katia M. de Queiros Mattoso's goal is to show us that, contrary to popular belief, the new slaves who were ripped from their homeland were "docile" and " ready to accept their new status as slaves" (85). She brings us into a world that ...             The Atlantic World: A History, 1400-18882 reviews Douglas R. Egerton, Alison Games, ... Harlan Davidson, 2007 Highly recommended for public, college library, and world history shelves. The Atlantic World: A History, 1400-1888 is a scholarly educational and reference text covering historical events, commerce, wars, immigration patterns, and much more as pertaining to the Atlantic and its continental boundaries. A handful of black-and-white illustrations grace this detailed, in-depth reference, written by five experts and ideal for novice to advanced history students. From the ...             The King of the Golden River: Or, the Black Brothers, a Legend of Stiria [ 1888 ]5 reviews John Ruskin Cornell University Library, 2009 childhood favorite! I must have read this book when I was 7 or 8. When my familiy moved, I searched in vain for the book to re-read, but it must have been lost in the move. I discovered it on a friend's shelf a few weeks ago, and re-read it. What joy! I always thought of this as the story where a bad guy steals Holy Water, but it is much more than this. The young hero has two dreadful brothers. He takes their ...             A Christmas Posy (1888) Mrs. Molesworth Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009 Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921) was a Scottish writer. Her first novels, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of "Ennis Graham. " She typified late Victorian writing for girls. Aimed at girls too old for fairies and princesses but too young for Austen and the Brontës, books by Molesworth had their share of amusement, but they also had a good deal of moral instruction. The girls reading Molesworth would grow ...             What Dreams May Come: A Romance [1888 ] Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton Cornell University Library, 2009 Originally published in 1888. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.             Saint Paul's Epistle to the Philippians: A Revised Text (1888) Joseph Barber Lightfoot Cornell University Library, 2009 Originally published in 1888. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.             Blizzard!: The 1888 Whiteout (X-Treme Disasters That Changed America) Jacqueline A. Ball Bearport Publishing, 2005             Der Schimmelreiter. Berlin 1888. Theodor Storm Dtv, 1997             Early Short Stories, 1883-1888 (Modern Library)3 reviews Anton Chekhov Modern Library, 1999 ...lesson one.. Marvelous is the only word to describe this first of three volumes of Anton Chekhov's short stories published by the Modern Library. While the following two compilations are each superlative in their own way (thank you again, Shelby Foote), this Early Short Stories 1883-88, is a thrilling peek at genuis not only flowering but seemingly mature; a self-assured young artist at play in his ...             Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings of John Day, 1863-18881 review Philip Cribb Blacker Design Publishing, 2006 So very welcome! Finally, some of Day's scrapbooks are available without a trip to Kew. These have long been one of the treasures of the world of orchid literature. I do wish more of Day's text had been included; I guess I'd really be happiest if it were just a straight reproduction of his scrapbooks, without any additional text--but this is almost as good as it gets.             Washington's Rules Of Civility And Decent Behavior In Company And Conversation (1888)19 reviews George Washington Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009 Great Gift for Anyone Who Could Use a Little Polishing Note: Amazon has grouped together reviews of several different editions of this book; this review is for George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation (Little Books of Wisdom). Debunkers are correct to point out that this book is not the original work of a 14-year-old child prodigy, as is sometimes claimed, but rather, as this edition reveals, something he ...             China's American Daughter: Ida Pruitt (1888-1985) Marjorie King The Chinese University Press, 2007 Ida Pruitt (1888-1985), born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. She was the first Director of Social Service at Peking Union Medical College, where she established social casework in China, and later served as the executive secretary of the American Committee in Support of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, the only ...              search for books 1400-1888, 1550-1888, 1863-1888, 1883-1888, 1888-1889, 1888-1942, 1888-1978, 1888-1985, 1888-1988, atlantic, behavior, blizzard, brothers, christmas, conversation, daughter, disasters, elections, isolation, millionaires, minority, paintings, philippians, presidential, schimmelreiter, splendid, splendor, victorian, washington, whiteout books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen electronics: Pink Plaid Checker Snap on Hard Skin Cover Case for Htc Mytouch 3g Magic ... we recommend The Phone Book for Finding Historical Goods and Services home  impressum - about us