"Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia."
Includes index.
Summary
"The definitive edition of an American classic of great literary and historical value. Chastellux, one of three major generals who accompanied Rochambeau and the French Expeditionary Forces to America, was a man of letters and a member of the French Academy. His absorbing journal is a deeply and clearly etched portrait of a country and its people. This is the second of two volumes." [Worldcat.org]
"Francois Jean De Beauvoir, Marquis De Chastellux was born in Paris, France in 1734. He joined the French Army as a Second Lieutenant at the age of 13 and rose through the ranks during the Seven Years' War. Chastellux came to be as famous for his literary work, with his publication of a book on philosophy in 1772, as he was for his military exploits. When the French expeditionary forces assigned to the Revolutionary Continental Army set sail for America in 1779, he was one of the three major generals sent with General Rochambeau. They arrived in America and took part in the victorious Yorktown campaign. Invaluable to the Continental Army commanders for his command of the English language, Chastellux remained in America until returning to France in early 1783. Travels in North America is an account of Chastellux's travels between campaigns." [from the Preface]
edited and translated by Robert H. Billigmeier & Fred Altschuler Picard. Sketches by Hans Erni.
Place of Publication
Minneapolis
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
281 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliographical footnotes.
Contents
Note on translation.--Introduction, by R.H. Billigmeier.--Account of a journey to North America and through the most significant parts thereof, by J. Schweizer.--Day book on a journey to North America in the year 1823, by J.J. Rutlinger.
Summary
"In the 1820's, when the flow of immigration was still small, two Swiss immigrant families wrote accounts of what seemed to them to be the most decisive experiences of their lives. These particular accounts relate to a period in the history of American immigration that is less well known than the more spectacular colonial and post- Civil War movements. They are particularly vivid and insightful personal documents affording valuable perspectives of the integration of the 'Old Immigration' of ante-bellum days." [from the introduction]
Describes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops, and country forges.
The 50 great pioneers of American industry; the stories of Rockefeller, Swift, Edison, Woolworth, Squibb, Proctor, Sears, Otis, Singer, Carrier, and 40 other business leaders and courageous innovators whose activities founded major industries and shaped today's economy
Furniture treasury : (mostly of American origin). All periods of American furniture with some foreign examples in America, also American hardware and household utensils. 5000 illustrations with descriptions on the same page
1795-1895. One hundred years of American commerce ... a history of American commerce by one hundred Americans, with a chronological table of the important events of American commerce and invention within the past one hundred yeras
ed. by Chauncey M. Depew ... Issued in commemoration of the completion of the first century of American commercial progress as inaugurated by the treaty ... negotiated by Chief Justice Jay and approved by President Washington in 1795.
What to see in Pennsylvania; a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for tourist, describing more than 500 places and things to see in Pennsylvania, completely indexed by cities as well as by the name of attractions with maps, 32 pages in full color and history of Pennsylvania
by Harold L. Peterson. With three technical contributions by Detmar H. Finke and Marko Zlatich, and special illus. by H. Charles McBarron, Jr., Clyde A. Risley, and Peter Copeland.
Master of the tools of Revolution (being an introduction to the Continental soldier)--Lock, stock and barrel (being a survey of the shoulder weapons and hand guns of the Continental Army)--Bullet, belt and bos (being a survey of the ammunition and accoutrements of the Continental Army)--Keen of edge and sharp of point (being a survey of the edged weapons--Great guns and mighty mortars (being a survey of the artillery)--To sustain life and provide comfort (being a survey of camp equipage)--Scalpel,saw and spirits (Being a survey of the medical and surgical supplies)--For fort and camp (being a survey of the engineering equipment)--That they shall have musick (being a survey of the musical instruments)--To keep horse and man together (being a survey of the horse equipment)--To clothe the naked soldier (being a survey of the clothing and uniforms of the continental soldier)--Recognition, rank and valor (being a survey of the insignia and colors)--Regimental organization of the Continental Army.
"This booklet was compiled by the Women's Alliance of the Unitarian Fellowship of Newark, Delaware. Mrs. Warren Davies, editor ; Mrs. Clarence W. Brown, assistant ; Mrs. Raymond Cashel, artist ; Mrs. E.H. Heisa, typist ; and members of the Alliance who plotted and checked the tours"--Colophon.
xvi, 154 p. 21 plates (part col., incl. facsims.) 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 135-145. Discography: p. 145.
Tannenberg came to the United States in 1740 with a group of colonists from the Moravian Church. He settled in Bethlehem, PA, and worked there and in nearby Nazareth as a joiner. Soon after Johann Gottlob Klemm, an organ builder, joined the religious community in 1757, Tannenberg became his assistant and worked with him until Klemms death in 1762. In 1765 Tannenberg moved to Lititz, PA, where he established a reputation as a meticulous and distinctive craftsman and carried on the South German tradition he had inherited from Klemm. All of the 32 organs he constructed are said to have been painted white with gold trim and to have had beautifully carved decorations. These instruments were mainly constructed for small churches requiring only one keyboard, or manual. Tannenbergs largest organs were built for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA (1774), and Zion Lutheran Church, Philadelphia (1790); he also built other keyboard instruments such as harpsichords and virginals.In his later years Tannenberg was assisted by Philip Bachmann (17621837), who succeeded him. [Britanica.com]
Contents
Contents include biographical information and information about the craft of making organs and other instruments
Dan Rice, original name Daniel Mclaren, (born Jan. 25, 1823, New York City-died Feb. 22, 1900, Long Branch, N.J., U.S.), American clown who was one of the most highly acclaimed clowns in the history of the circus. Rice was renowned for an act that included singing, dancing, witty badinage with the audience, feats of strength, trick riding, and exhibitions of trained wild animals. [from Britanica.com]
