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CHAPTER 30: WAR EMERGENCIES AND SMALL BOAT NAVIGATION
in The Bluejackets' Manual, United States Navy, 1943 (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1943), 810-826
Military Personnel
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in The Bluejackets' Manual, United States Navy, 1943 (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1943), 810-826
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Military Personnel
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Date Published / Released
1943
Publisher
United States Naval Academy
Topic / Theme
Navy sailors, Emergency management, Fisheries, Foraging
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THE SUGAR INDUSTRY
edited by Leonard G. Usher, fl. 1943; in Fiji: Handbook of the Colony, Special Wartime Issue (Alport Barker, 1943), 45-48
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edited by Leonard G. Usher, fl. 1943; in Fiji: Handbook of the Colony, Special Wartime Issue (Alport Barker, 1943), 45-48
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General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Contributor
Leonard G. Usher, fl. 1943
Date Published / Released
1943
Publisher
Alport Barker
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Food crops
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4: Passin' Through: Slim and None - Abe Stepped Here - A Sunday Buffett - The Center of a Doughnut Empire Goes Up in Smoke
written by Greg Wahl and Charles A. Bobbitt; in It Didn't Play in Peoria: Missed Chances of a Middle American Town, General (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 37-49
“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But...
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written by Greg Wahl and Charles A. Bobbitt; in It Didn't Play in Peoria: Missed Chances of a Middle American Town, General (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 37-49
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“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But it had greatness in its grasp, and more than once. Peoria boasts a string of close brushes with prosperity, any one of which could hav...
“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But it had greatness in its grasp, and more than once. Peoria boasts a string of close brushes with prosperity, any one of which could have made it a Chicago or a St. Louis. Charles Lindbergh, for example, first approached Peoria for backing for his historic flight, but the town’s moneymen refused him and his Spirit of Peoria, perhaps losing a chance at the airline industry as well.
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American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Greg Wahl, Charles A. Bobbitt
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
General
Person Discussed
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Jimmy Buffett, 1946-, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1902-1974
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Business, Airplanes, Persons, Accidents (Physical health)
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Copyright © 2009 by Greg Wahl and Charles Bobbitt
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Chapter XXXIX: Oregon
written by Eugene Virgil Smalley, 1841-1899; in History of the Northern Pacific Railroad (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1883), 384-392
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written by Eugene Virgil Smalley, 1841-1899; in History of the Northern Pacific Railroad (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1883), 384-392
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Eugene Virgil Smalley, 1841-1899
Date Published / Released
1883
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Topic / Theme
Demographics, Climate, Geophysical features, Towns, Fisheries
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PROFESSIONAL NET MAKING
written by George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994; in How to Get Out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month (Waseca, MN: Herter's (Magazine), 1969), 203-225
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written by George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994; in How to Get Out of the Rat Race and Live on $10 a Month (Waseca, MN: Herter's (Magazine), 1969), 203-225
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General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Author / Creator
George Leonard Herter, 1911-1994
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Herter's (Magazine)
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Travel life
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Song Of The Oystermen
written by Joseph Becker, 1841-1910; in Images: Iconography of Music in African American Culture, 1700s-1920s (New York: Garland Science, 2000), 299-299
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written by Joseph Becker, 1841-1910; in Images: Iconography of Music in African American Culture, 1700s-1920s (New York: Garland Science, 2000), 299-299
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Author / Creator
Joseph Becker, 1841-1910
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Garland Science
Topic / Theme
African American, Boats and ships, Blue collar workers, Fisheries, Singing, African American Music, Banjo
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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whaling—in fact, their entire livelihood—would be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5...
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through the melting ice, and the Inuit way of whaling—in fact, their entire livelihood—would be forever changed. Baleen was worth nearly $5 a pound. But the new trading posts brought guns, alcohol, and disease. In 1905, a new type of whaling using modern steel whale-catchers and harpoon cannons appeared along the Alaskan coast. Yet the Inuit and Inupiat continue whaling today from approximately 15 small towns scattered along the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Strait. Whaling for these people is a life-or-death proposition in a land considered uninhabitable by many, for without the whale, whole villages probably could not survive as they have for centuries.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Maritime commerce, Whaling
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Copyright © 2013 by Dale Vinnedge
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4. Making a Living
Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was rena...
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Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was renamed Alma, memorializing a battle in the Crimean War. Alma was energized by the acquisition of millionaire lumberman and entrepreneur Am...
Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was renamed Alma, memorializing a battle in the Crimean War. Alma was energized by the acquisition of millionaire lumberman and entrepreneur Ammi W. Wright, who poured his resources into the town. Wright encouraged the establishment of Alma College in 1886 and the state Masonic home for the elderly in 1911. Wright laid the foundations for Alma’s great Republic Truck Company, the largest exclusive maker of trucks in the world by 1920. The discovery of several oil fields prompted the establishment of two oil refineries in Alma in the 1930s and saved the town from the doldrums of the Great Depression. By the 1950s, Alma was a key national manufacturer of house trailers and mobile homes. This photographic panorama reflects the city’s economic cycles and its institutions that have given Alma an enviable stability through the years.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
David McMacken
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Oil mines and mining, Factories, Business, Grist mills, Industrial buildings, Manufactured material, Fuel, Industry
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Copyright © 2009 by David McMacken
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7. Farming, Logging, and Mining
written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establ...
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written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
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Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establish a plantation for the production of maple sugar. When that enterprise collapsed, Boon founded a settlement in the remote wilderness....
Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establish a plantation for the production of maple sugar. When that enterprise collapsed, Boon founded a settlement in the remote wilderness. Adopting a paternalistic stance, he attracted settlers by extending financial assistance to farmers, artisans, and tradesmen. The village soon prospered, and dairy farming became the dominant industry. With the arrival of a canal and railroad in the mid-1800s, Boonville expanded to become the largest town between Watertown and Utica. Around Boonville documents the growth of the village and surrounding area, with special attention to local landmarks and scenery, industry and recreation, prominent leaders, and ordinary citizens.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Harney J. Corwin
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Rock quarries and quarrying, Canneries, Food industry, Logging, Dairy products, Mining industry, Farming, Industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Harney J. Corwin
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4. Cotton and Canneries
written by Suzanne K. Durham; in Around Carrollton, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 51-62
The history of Carrollton and surrounding Carroll County is a story of farmers and frontiers. Carved from the Creek Indian Nation, the region took to cotton agriculture and related mill industries in the mid-19th century and did not let go for more than 100 years. In the midst of the cotton bolls, several notable...
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written by Suzanne K. Durham; in Around Carrollton, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 51-62
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The history of Carrollton and surrounding Carroll County is a story of farmers and frontiers. Carved from the Creek Indian Nation, the region took to cotton agriculture and related mill industries in the mid-19th century and did not let go for more than 100 years. In the midst of the cotton bolls, several notable schools and education programs developed, namely the Mount Zion Methodist Seminary, the highly coveted Fourth District A&M School, and...
The history of Carrollton and surrounding Carroll County is a story of farmers and frontiers. Carved from the Creek Indian Nation, the region took to cotton agriculture and related mill industries in the mid-19th century and did not let go for more than 100 years. In the midst of the cotton bolls, several notable schools and education programs developed, namely the Mount Zion Methodist Seminary, the highly coveted Fourth District A&M School, and West Georgia College, whose innovative rural teacher programs earned it national distinction. These charming photographs, spanning roughly from 1885 to 1960, illustrate the region's pastoral pursuits by citizens who also enjoyed the culture and amenities befitting a thriving, modern community.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Suzanne K. Durham
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Canneries, Cotton mills
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Suzanne K. Durham
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