"Pastor Croll was an accomplished historian and obviously made use of the best available sources for his text...he discovered, in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania,...the first history of Oley, the lengthy manuscript entitled 'Fragment of the past history of Oley', by Dr. Peter G. Bertolet...This was based largely on interviews with Oley Valley residents, many of whom were born in the 18th century....After several competent historical chapters on the settlement and early religious patterns and conflicts in the Valley, Pastor Croll concentrates on some of the major families of Oley." [forward]
volumes <1-2> : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
"[This work serves as a] reference for American servicewomen's history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for scholars of women's or military history, veterans, collectors, re-enactors and others interested in the history and dress of servicewomen on active military service. Carefully researched historical background information about the female wartime services is combined with comprehensive documentation of their distinctive uniforms. Color photos of original clothing and accessories, modeled in full-length studies and supported by close-up views, show various uniforms and insignia in detail. The text and color photographic portions are supplemented by original wartime photos, many previously unpublished, as well as documents, tables, and drawings"--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-264) and index.
Summary
"The modern convention continues many of the traditions and rules developed during the first political conventions in the mid-19th century. This study analyzes the birth of the convention process in the 1830s and follows its development between 1832 and 1872, chronicling each of the presidential elections, the leading candidates, key issues, memorable speeches and events"--Provided by publisher.
Movement and place in the African American past -- The transatlantic passage -- The passage to the interior -- The passage to the north -- Global passages.
Summary
Four great migrations defined the history of black people in America: the violent removal of Africans to the east coast of North America known as the Middle Passage; the relocation of one million slaves to the interior of the antebellum South; the movement of six million blacks to the industrial cities of the north and west a century later; and, since the late 1960s, the arrival of black immigrants from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. These epic migrations have made and remade African American life. This new account evokes both the terrible price and the moving triumphs of a people forcibly and then willingly migrating to America. Historian Ira Berlin finds a dynamic of change in which eras of deep rootedness alternate with eras of massive movement, tradition giving way to innovation. The culture of black America is constantly evolving, affected by (and affecting) places as far away from one another as Biloxi, Chicago, Kingston, and Lagos.--From publisher description.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-351) and index.
Contents
I. The New World -- II. The Gathering Storm -- III. Cambridge and Boston -- IV. New York City -- V. The New Jersey Campaign -- VI. Fort Pitt -- VII. Wyoming -- VIII. The Sullivan Expedition -- IX. Yorktown -- X. Newburgh and New Windsor -- XI. Lancaster -- Rock Ford -- Afterword -- Appendix A & B.
Introduction: Remembering -- Leavening, 1786-1819 -- Hardening, 1820-1834 -- Messing, 1834-1840 -- Wooing, 1840-1844 -- Ministering, 1844-1848 -- Running, 1848-1853 -- Presiding, 1853-1868 -- Epilogue: Preserving -- Washington residences of James Buchanan and William Rufus King (1834-1853) -- Percentage correlation of roll call votes of James Buchanan with senators of the Bachelor's Mess, 23rd to 28th Congresses (1834-1844) -- Calendar of correspondence of James Buchanan / Harriet Lane Johnston and William Rufus King / Catherine Margaret Ellis (1837-1868.
Summary
"Politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) of Pennsylvania and William Rufus King (1786-1853) of Alabama has excited much speculation through the years. Why did they never marry? Might they have been gay, or was their relationship a nineteenth-century version of the modern-day 'bromance'? Then, as now, they have intrigued by the many mysteries surrounding them. In Bosom Friends : the Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history. Unlikely companions from the start, they lived together as messmates in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse. There developed a bosom friendship that blossomed into a significant political partnership. Before the Civil War, each man was elected to high executive office, William Rufus King the vice-presidency in 1852 and James Buchanan as the nation's fifteen president in 1856. This book offers a dual biography of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. Special attention is given to their early lives prior to elected office, the circumstances of their boardinghouse friendship, and the juicy political gossip that has circulated about them ever since. In addition, the author traces their many contributions to the Jacksonian political agenda, manifest destiny, and the debates over slavery, while finding their style of politics to have been disastrous for the American nation. Ultimately, Bosom Friends demonstrates that intimate male friendships among politicians were, and continue to be, an important part of success in American politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Soli Dea gloria! the story of a good work A pictorial history of the first 50 years of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1968-2018 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Physical Description
3 v. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
v. 1. General studies. Women and girls during the Revolutionary era ; Women's biography ; American girls ; African American women ; Native American women ; Women and girls in the Revolutionary era, miscellaneous topics -- Women in the family and in society. Women, the family, and genealogy ; Women as mothers and their children ; Women working in the home and elsewhere ; Women's roles in society and interactions with others ; Women's rights and legal status ; The religious experiences of American women during the Revolutionary era ; Women and the American economy ; Women adn crime --
v. 1 (cont.). Women, culture, education, and creative arts. Women's cultural life and activities ; Women, girls, and education ; Women, writing, reading and creating on paper ; Women and the influence of classical themes ; Women and the folklore of the Revolutionary era ; Women and girls in historical fiction set during the Revolutionary era ; Women, art, and artists during the Revolutionary era ; Women and girls, textiles, needlework, and similar creative activities ; Women's and girls' clothing and costume -- Women, girls, and the war effort during the American Revolution. Women who supplied guns, gunpowder, and materials to the military ; Women in crowds, mobs, protests, demonstrations, boycotts, etc. ; Women as spies, messengers, warners, etc. ; Women on the move --
v. 2. Women and girls of the regions and states of the United States. New England women (generally) ; The women of Maine ; The women of New Hampshire ; The women of Vermont ; The women of Massachusetts ; The women of Rhode Island ; The women of Connecticut ; The women of the Mid-Atlantic states (generally) ; The women of New York ; The women of New Jersey ; The women of Pennsylvania ; The women of Delaware ; Southern women (generally) ; The women of Maryland ; The women of Virginia (includes modern West Virginia) ; The women of North Carolina ; The women of South Carolina ; The women of Georgia ; Women on the frontier ; The women of Kentucky ; The women of Tennessee ; The women of the Old Northwest and the Ohio Valley ; Women of the Spanish and French borderland areas now part of the United States ; Women and girls of the British Empire and the American Revolution.
