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Black America, Greenville County, South Carolina
in Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
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Cradled at the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and once known as the “Textile Center of the South,” Greenville has evolved into a prosperous hub for corporate development and global commerce. Greenville County’s African American community, proud and resourceful, has strong roots dating back t...
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in Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 128 page(s),
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Cradled at the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and once known as the “Textile Center of the South,” Greenville has evolved into a prosperous hub for corporate development and global commerce. Greenville County’s African American community, proud and resourceful, has strong roots dating back to 1770, when blacks helped to carve the county out of an upstate wilderness. The experiences of the black community and its long relati...
Cradled at the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and once known as the “Textile Center of the South,” Greenville has evolved into a prosperous hub for corporate development and global commerce. Greenville County’s African American community, proud and resourceful, has strong roots dating back to 1770, when blacks helped to carve the county out of an upstate wilderness. The experiences of the black community and its long relationship with whites up to the civil rights movement helped to create the climate for the kaleidoscope of races and cultures in Greenville today.
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American History
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Book
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Black America
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Ethnic groups
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Copyright © 2007 by Leola Clement Robinson-Simpson
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6. Demonstrations and TPF
written by Robert Anthony; in Boston Police: Behind the Badge, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 105-108
Recognized as the oldest police department in the country, the Boston Police Department has bravely protected and served the Boston community since 1838. Over the years, the department’s efforts to keep the public safe have been supported by the many divisions and special units that are prepared to respond to a...
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written by Robert Anthony; in Boston Police: Behind the Badge, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 105-108
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Recognized as the oldest police department in the country, the Boston Police Department has bravely protected and served the Boston community since 1838. Over the years, the department’s efforts to keep the public safe have been supported by the many divisions and special units that are prepared to respond to a wide range of public safety issues. Photographs of the harbor patrol unit, mounted unit, K-9 unit, homicide unit, and motorcycle unit t...
Recognized as the oldest police department in the country, the Boston Police Department has bravely protected and served the Boston community since 1838. Over the years, the department’s efforts to keep the public safe have been supported by the many divisions and special units that are prepared to respond to a wide range of public safety issues. Photographs of the harbor patrol unit, mounted unit, K-9 unit, homicide unit, and motorcycle unit take readers “behind the badge” to witness the exciting and sometimes dangerous situations that officers encounter when protecting the Hub. Honoring this great department and the men and women who have served it, Boston Police: Behind the Badge celebrates the long and noteworthy history of the city and department from days long gone by.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Robert Anthony
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Police officers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Robert E. Anthony for the Boston Police Department
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7. Faces and Places
written by Marsha Wight Wise; in Catonsville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005), 115-128
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written by Marsha Wight Wise; in Catonsville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005), 115-128
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Marsha Wight Wise
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Persons, Buildings
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Copyright © 2005 by Marsha Wight Wise
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1. Seeds of a Celebration
written by Starley Talbott and Linda Graves Fabian; in Cheyenne Frontier Days, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 9-18
Cheyenne Frontier Days™ originated in 1897 after a few individuals conceived a signature event as a way to revive the thrilling incidents and pictures of life in the Old West. Their vision included a celebration that would bring visitors from all over the world to the capital city of Wyoming. From its beginnings...
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written by Starley Talbott and Linda Graves Fabian; in Cheyenne Frontier Days, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 9-18
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Cheyenne Frontier Days™ originated in 1897 after a few individuals conceived a signature event as a way to revive the thrilling incidents and pictures of life in the Old West. Their vision included a celebration that would bring visitors from all over the world to the capital city of Wyoming. From its beginnings, Cheyenne residents valued a rural lifestyle that inspired them to create a frontier festival. For more than a century, Cheyenne Front...
Cheyenne Frontier Days™ originated in 1897 after a few individuals conceived a signature event as a way to revive the thrilling incidents and pictures of life in the Old West. Their vision included a celebration that would bring visitors from all over the world to the capital city of Wyoming. From its beginnings, Cheyenne residents valued a rural lifestyle that inspired them to create a frontier festival. For more than a century, Cheyenne Frontier Days™ has been the spirit, heart, and soul of the community and the cowboy way of life. Today, it has evolved into the world's largest outdoor rodeo and celebration of its kind.
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American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Starley Talbott, Linda Graves Fabian
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Admission of states to U.S., Rodeos, Community events, Sports
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Starley Talbott and Linda Graves Fabian
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7. Problems and Protests
written by Rod Sellers; in Chicago's Southeast Side Revisited, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2001), 105-122
One of the phrases that has been used to describe Chicago's Southeast Side is "smokestacks and steeples." The community initially developed because of the steel industry, but it has been affected by the decline of the American steel industry in recent years. Today, the people of South Chicago, South Deering, the E...
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written by Rod Sellers; in Chicago's Southeast Side Revisited, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2001), 105-122
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One of the phrases that has been used to describe Chicago's Southeast Side is "smokestacks and steeples." The community initially developed because of the steel industry, but it has been affected by the decline of the American steel industry in recent years. Today, the people of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side, and Hegewisch look to the future. The community is, in many respects, at a crossroads. Will economic redevelopment occur, and...
One of the phrases that has been used to describe Chicago's Southeast Side is "smokestacks and steeples." The community initially developed because of the steel industry, but it has been affected by the decline of the American steel industry in recent years. Today, the people of South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side, and Hegewisch look to the future. The community is, in many respects, at a crossroads. Will economic redevelopment occur, and if it does, at what price? Will the ecology and environment, damaged by years of abuse and neglect, be restored and protected? This second book about the region tells the story of this interesting and vibrant Chicago community from a chronological approach. It looks at important themes of American history from the perspective of this urban, working-class community. Industrialization, urbanization, unionization, immigration, and Americanization were themes that played out on the Southeast Side of Chicago. It examines how the community dealt with problems like depression, wars, pollution, and the decline of heavy industry-especially the steel industry.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Rod Sellers
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Fires, War, Political demonstrations, Memorials, Monuments, City life, Vietnam War, 1956-1975
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Copyright © 2001 by Rod Sellers
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2. Statehood for Ohio is Born
written by G. Richard Peck; in Chillicothe, Ohio, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999), 17-18
Chillicothe, Ohio, founded in 1796, became the capital of the Northwest Territory in 1800 and the capital of Ohio in 1803. Cheap land in the Virginia Military District drew settlers to the area in the 1790s. These early settlers came to the Chillicothe area with the idea of building a new state, and the State of O...
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written by G. Richard Peck; in Chillicothe, Ohio, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999), 17-18
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Chillicothe, Ohio, founded in 1796, became the capital of the Northwest Territory in 1800 and the capital of Ohio in 1803. Cheap land in the Virginia Military District drew settlers to the area in the 1790s. These early settlers came to the Chillicothe area with the idea of building a new state, and the State of Ohio constitution was signed in Chillicothe in 1803. Chillicothe was the capital of Ohio for two separate periods of time: 1803–1810 a...
Chillicothe, Ohio, founded in 1796, became the capital of the Northwest Territory in 1800 and the capital of Ohio in 1803. Cheap land in the Virginia Military District drew settlers to the area in the 1790s. These early settlers came to the Chillicothe area with the idea of building a new state, and the State of Ohio constitution was signed in Chillicothe in 1803. Chillicothe was the capital of Ohio for two separate periods of time: 1803–1810 and 1812–1816. This visual history of Chillicothe contains over 220 historic images, including maps dating back to 1783 that illustrate land claims made by Virginia and other states. The images presented herein take the reader through the days of the Ohio and Erie Canal, the high time of the railroad, and the period when Camp Sherman, a World War I training camp, was located just north of town. Many of the buildings pictured survive and are preserved as part of Chillicothe's downtown business district. With the exception of the presence of automobiles, many of the street scenes look almost the same today as they did in the mid-1800s. Chillicothe survives today as a city with a population of over 22,000, in the midst of many historical attractions and a major, annual outdoor drama called Tecumseh.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
G. Richard Peck
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Admission of states to U.S.
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Copyright © 1999 by G. Richard Peck
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3. Movement: Courageous Spirits Hit the Streets
written by Laura Caldell Anderson; in Civil Rights in Birmingham, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 67-100
Since the city’s founding in 1871, African American citizens of Birmingham have organized for equal access to justice and public accommodations. However, when thousands of young people took to the streets of Birmingham in the spring of 1963, their protest finally broke the back of segregation, bringing local lea...
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written by Laura Caldell Anderson; in Civil Rights in Birmingham, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 67-100
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Since the city’s founding in 1871, African American citizens of Birmingham have organized for equal access to justice and public accommodations. However, when thousands of young people took to the streets of Birmingham in the spring of 1963, their protest finally broke the back of segregation, bringing local leadership to its knees. While their parents could not risk loss of jobs or life, local youth agreed to bear the brunt of resistance by la...
Since the city’s founding in 1871, African American citizens of Birmingham have organized for equal access to justice and public accommodations. However, when thousands of young people took to the streets of Birmingham in the spring of 1963, their protest finally broke the back of segregation, bringing local leadership to its knees. While their parents could not risk loss of jobs or life, local youth agreed to bear the brunt of resistance by law enforcement and vigilantes to their acts of civil disobedience. By the fall, even youth who did not participate in the Children’s Movement gave all for the struggle when a bomb placed in the 16th Street Baptist Church exploded and killed four girls
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Laura Caldell Anderson
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Afar
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Laura Anderson on behalf of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
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2. Oklahoma Statehood
written by Donovin Arleigh Sprague; in Durant, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 45-76
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written by Donovin Arleigh Sprague; in Durant, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 45-76
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Donovin Arleigh Sprague
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Admission of states to U.S., State and provincial government
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Copyright © 2013 by Donovin Arleigh Sprague
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3. A Myriad of Participants
written by Patricia Haesly Worthington; in El Paso and the Mexican Revolution, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 45-56
The Mexican Revolution took place along the entire length of the border between the United States and Mexico. Most of the intense battles and revolutionary intrigue, however, were concentrated in the border region of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. For 20 years, the U.S. and Mexico border communities d...
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written by Patricia Haesly Worthington; in El Paso and the Mexican Revolution, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 45-56
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The Mexican Revolution took place along the entire length of the border between the United States and Mexico. Most of the intense battles and revolutionary intrigue, however, were concentrated in the border region of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. For 20 years, the U.S. and Mexico border communities dealt with revolution, beginning before the 1909 Taft-Díaz visit and ending with the Escobar Revolution of 1929. In between were battle...
The Mexican Revolution took place along the entire length of the border between the United States and Mexico. Most of the intense battles and revolutionary intrigue, however, were concentrated in the border region of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. For 20 years, the U.S. and Mexico border communities dealt with revolution, beginning before the 1909 Taft-Díaz visit and ending with the Escobar Revolution of 1929. In between were battles, assassinations, invasions, and attempts at diplomacy. El Paso was center stage for many of these events. Newspapers and media from all over the country flocked to the border and produced numerous stories, photographs, and colorful renditions of the Mexican Revolution. The facts and myths have been kept alive over the last 100 years, and the revolution remains an important topic of discussion today.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Patricia Haesly Worthington
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Political events, Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920
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Copyright © 2010 by Patricia Haesly Worthington
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Images of America, Georgia: A State History
written by Georgia Historical Society, in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 208 page(s),
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Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not al...
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written by Georgia Historical Society, in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 208 page(s),
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Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we...
Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we are is one reason the Georgia Historical Society has collaborated with Buddy Sullivan and Arcadia Publishing to produce Georgia: A State History, the first full-length history of the state produced in nearly a generation. Sullivan's lively account draws upon the vast archival and photographic collections of the Georgia Historical Society to trace the development of Georgia's politics, economy, and society and relates the stories of the people, both great and small, who shaped our destiny. This book opens a window on our rich and sometimes tragic past and reveals to all of us the fascinating complexity of what it means to be a Georgian.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Georgia Historical Society
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by The Georgia Historical Society
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