75th anniversary Battle of Gettysburg: a photographic essay on the 1938 reunion with biographical data on selected veterans / edited by Gary T. Hawbaker
This book contains over 130 photos taken during the 1938 Reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg. It includes images of veterans, the dedication of the Peace Light Memorial, the parade, a demonstration of maneuvers by tanks and cavalry of the regular United States Army. The books also identifies twenty-nine soldiers indivdually including:James White Cloud, William Henry Jackson, Carter Bishop, George N.Lockwood, A. G. Harris, Charles T. Bugg, and Williams Barnes.
The Cocalico Valley Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
96 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Issued as: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, 31 (2006)
Summary
This issue of the journal commemorates the 125 year history of the Ephrata National Bank, and includes brief biographical sketches of the bank's seven presidents and a list of the bank's directors since 1881.
Message from MU Alumni Association -- History of Millersville University -- History of MU Alumni Association -- Historical timeline -- "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" -- Millersville Alma Mater -- Guide to the profiles -- Alumni profiles -- Index.
Summary
"This special publication highlights the accomplishments of 150 Millersville University alumni."--P. 4.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-478) and index.
Summary
"They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America-ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock-relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history.In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history." [from the publisher]
An ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details the emergence of the two-party system--then a political novelty--which today stands as the founders' most enduring legacy. But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, making clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.--From publisher description.