A study in scarlet by arthur conan doyle, the rookery by emily organ, an unwelcome guest by emily organ, the inventor by emil. From a historical perspective, literacy levels for the world population have risen drastically in the last couple of centuries. Descriptive, historical, pictorial by anon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1885 he published our country, a comprehensive critique of modern developments. Catalog record electronic resource available chart. No writer did more to popularize the idea of anglosaxon supremacy than the protestant clergyman josiah strong. In this entry we discuss historical trends, as well as recent developments in literacy. But it argued for foreign missions with ideas that captured a much wider audience. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Our country, a household history for all readers from the discovery of america to the present time.
In 1905, the sociologist james cutler observed, it has been said that our country s national crime is lynching. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than. Vintage cookbook website is focused on antiquarian, antique, vintage, and rare american cookbooks. Additional restrictions may be set by the publisher. The home that was our country recalls syria as it once. A page from isaiah west tabers extraordinary 1880 album of. William swinton swinton, william, 18331892 swinton, william, 18331892. In the states girls friendship books were very popular up to the 1880 s. Righteous discontent evelyn brooks higginbotham harvard. The author, a protestant clergyman, believes that the anglosaxon race, especially as it has developed in america, is the bearer of liberty and christianity to the rest of the world.
After the longest convention in the partys history, the divided republicans chose. Rare 1880 pictorial field book of the civil war lossing illustrated leather. Suburban directory alphabetical alexandria ashfield balmain botany burwood camperdown canterbury darlington five dock gladesville. This article describes some of the clues found in census records. If you have an old book that you would like us to research, or if you have any other questions regarding old books, email us through our askalibrarian service, or contact your local library. The humanities department has resources to help you find out. Josiah strong, a prominent congregationalist minister from ohio, was among the most concerned. A country in the making 18801940 1st edition by n pavitt isbn. By the mid1880s, after a frenzy of cutting in south washington county, he turned his gaze to the untapped fortune of timber on the steep hillsides of southeast washington county and southern madison county, territory most readily accessed along a wide valley long since leveled by the east fork of white river. In this book, evelyn brooks higginbotham gives us our first full account of the crucial role of black women in making the church a powerful institution for social and political change in the black community. Page 330 he was exactly five feet six inches in height, and six feet five inches in circumference. Great poets with books out at this time were walt whitman, emily dickinson, robert browning, and alfred lord tennyson. If lynching was a national crime, it was a southern obsession.
Pages in category 1880 by country the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Hayes did not seek reelection, keeping a promise made during the 1876 campaign. The voter turnout rate was one of the highest in the nations history. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Heretofore there has always been in the history of the world a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the crowded countries of the east have poured their surplus. From biological truths it is to be inferred that the eventual mixture of the allied varieties of the aryan race, forming the population, will produce a more powerful type of man than has hitherto existed, and a type of man more plastic, more adaptable, more capable of undergoing the modifications needful for complete social life. Literacy is a key skill and a key measure of a populations education. Northern evangelicals and the union during the civil war era. If the home that was our country has even the slimmest glint of hope anywhere in its more than 300 pages, that hope lies with those brave, ordinary syrians, people like malek and her family. His books include its your misfortune and none of my own.
Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1880. East of the mississippi there was, in 1880, one saloon to every 438 of the population. Follow for inspiration to create a beautiful home on a budget. I couldnt have been happier when this book finally reached the top of my tbr pile. The shaping of america from roosevelt to reagan michael barone on. Josiah strong, a prominent protestant minister from ohio, wrote this book in 1885 and it quickly became a bestseller.
It is illustrated with engravings, and bound in an embossed full leather hardcover with a paneled spine and. Winner of the laurence olivier play of the year award in 1988, and many other major awards, our country s good premiered at the royal. Joshiah strong, our country 1885 josiah strongs our country 1885 advocates many of the theories justifying u. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. A study of fifty women conducted in 1887 revealed that the corset forcibly contracted their waists by anywhere between two and a half and six bodies. To determine the true market value of a book, or any other collectible item, an appraisal may be necessary. Volume i only by lossing, benson j and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A young married lieutenant is directing rehearsals of the first play ever to be staged in that country. Winner of the merle curti social history award given by the organization of american historians, 1994.
Garfield and arthur campaign song book, 1880 republican congressional committee. Among the egyptians this seminal idea was life, among. The rise of industrial america, 18771900 gilder lehrman institute. Also available in digital form on the library of congress web site.
The federal government sought to integrate the west into the country as a social. Bookprinted material, available online, 18801889, united. The census may be used to supplement birth or marriage records for the census year or even to partially replace them where vital records are not recorded elsewhere. Our own country descriptive historical pictorial by anon. The 1880 census identifies the state or country of birth for an individuals parents. Clues in census records, 18501930 national archives.
An immensely engaging introduction to one of the great novelists of our own or any country, this is the first volume in our authoritative edition of jamess complete fiction. The city has become a serious menace to our civilization. The 1880 united states presidential election was the 24th quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 2, 1880. Today this 1896 john gilmary shea book, the story of a great nation, or, our country s achievements is not highly collectible and the value is modest. Page 172 one great result is, i think, tolerably clear. It is a comingofage story about a young girl, sam hughes, who has just finished high school and isnt sure if she wants to stay in hopewell. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Page 280 on the broad pathway of good faith and good will. A potent factor in the politics of that country and of great britain. A household history for all readers, from the discovery of america to the present time volume two, ii.
History the evolution of the conservation movement, 18501920. Ive been looking forward to reading it for a long time. Lynching in the new south georgia and virginia, 1880 1930 awards and recognition. Timeline from 1880 to 1890 significant events in the decade spanning 1880 to 1890. Our country household history, first edition abebooks. With only two copies of the text, a cast of convicts, and one leading lady who may be about to be hanged, conditions are hardly ideal. Its possible future and its present crisis, was written for a limited purpose. The american home missionary society, 1885, excerpts pp. William swinton swinton, william, 18331892 the online. It is illustrated with engravings, and bound in an embossed full leather hardcover with a paneled spine and gilt lettering. Josiah strong, our country 1885 american empire project. This is a book to delight anyone who has ever traveled to east africa or been.
The friendship between me and you i will not compare to a chain, for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break. The military policy of the administration set forth and vindicated washington. During the socalled gilded age, many social commentators worried about the effects of unchecked urban development. Believe it or not british phone books were very popular. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than 50%, and make it harder to find a buyer. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Experienced genealogical researchers use clues found in one record to find other records about the same individual. A household history for all readers, from the discovery of america to the present time. His head was a perfect sphere, and of such stupendous dimensions, that dame nature, with all her sexs ingenuity, would have been puzzled to construct a neck capable of supporting it. Towers, 1864 multiple formats at swinton, william, 18331892. Appears in 523 books from 18032008 page 178 the english language, saturated with christian ideas, gathering up into itself the best thought of all the ages, is the great agent of christian civilization throughout the world. I will not call you children, for parents sometimes chide their children too severely.
Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances, or large and ample tables alphabeticall. You can use this location as a starting point to conduct research for additional ancestors. Based on an analysis of nearly six hundred lynchings, this volume offers a new, full appraisal of the complex character of lynching. A country in the making, 18801940 pavitt, nigel on. We have a nearcomplete set of phone books for the whole country produced not only by bt, but also by its predecessors including post office telecommunications, the national telephone company and other private companies. This book was reprinted year after year by gay brothers co. The pressure it applied to womens bodies averaged twentyone pounds but could reach as high as eightyeight pounds. The first contayning the interpretation of the hebrue, caldean, greeke, and latine wordes and names scateringly dispersed throughout the whole bible, with their common places following euery of them. Northern evangelicals and the union during the civil. A household history for all readers, from the discovery of america to the present time volume two, ii, 2 with over five hundred illustrations, 1880 ed. A hardcover volume of the history of our country by abby sage richardson, published 1876 the american centennial by h.
Sweden household examination books, 18401947 myheritage. Hill citys 1880 train stars in new christmas book south. Copying of the product or its parts for resale is prohibited. Our country 1885 by josiah strong during the socalled gilded age, many social commentators worried about the effects of unchecked urban development. Rare old book offers surreal snapshot of sfs commercial vitality in. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign. Values easy to forget when the country is humming along, feeding and. Between 1880 and 1920, the black church served as the most effective vehicle by which men and women alike, pushed down by racism and.
It was only until the middle ages that book production started growing and literacy among the general population slowly started becoming important in the western world. Including sources from major protestant denominations, the book. Of course the demoralizing and pauperizing power of the saloons and their debauching influence in politics increase with their numerical strength. Media in category 1880s books the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Dec 21, 2019 hill citys 1880 train stars in new christmas book by associated press, wire service content dec. Circa 2,000 pages, illustrated throughout, some steel plates, full page and text engravings. This book was published by lockwood, brooks and company of boston in 1876.
A first edition copy of the story of our country by mrs. Date of birth the 1900 census column 7 indicates the persons month and year of birth. They date back to 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced into great britain. The hardcover book features a pictorial cover and includes 272 pages. They command more of a price if sold as the complete set instead of parting them out. S april 8 at the romanian academy, titu maiorescu announces a reformed romanian alphabet, adopted by. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much.
Josiah strong, our country 1885 it seems to me that god, with infinite wisdom and skill, is training the anglosaxon race for an hour sure to come in the worlds future. Antique book 1885 george bancroft history of the united states vol. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. The images, found in a rare old book, had nothing to do with an outbreak of disease. Diy, decor, homeschool, and life in our historic home. Josiah strong, from our country 1885 every race which has deeply impressed itself on the human family has been the representative of some great ideaone or morewhich had given direction to the nations life and form to its civilization. In his 1885 book our country, strong argued that anglosaxons are a superior race who must christianize and civilize the savage races, which he argued. The examination books are an invaluable collection that can provide insight into the makeup of families within sweden, from birth to death or emigration. Such was the case between 1880 and 1940, when the united states. Reprints will often have the original publishers name on the pages in the book, but the book binding will identify the name of the reprint publisher. One way to check if your copy is a reprint is to compare the name of the publisher on the books spine to the name of the publisher on the title page. Before 1880 the immigrants came largely from western europe and china. In country, by bobbie ann mason, is a novel set in hopewell, kentucky in the summer of 1984.