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Martyred Village: Commemorating the 1944 Massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane

3 reviews
Sarah Farmer

University of California Press, 2000

Excellent presentation of history in rural Limousin, France.
Sarah Farmer deserves high praise for the clear narration and helpful explanations throughout "Martyred Village." Other historians ought emulate her writing. She first describes the slaughter of 10 June 1944, SS troops killing the civilians of Oradour. She then places it in the context of 20th century France. Only nine months after the massacre, Charles de Gaulle solemnly visits the ruins. ...

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury -Special Edition Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Anne of Green ...
Carolyn Strom Collins, Christina Wyss Eriksson

Ingleside Impressions, 2008

In 1908, L. M. Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables introduced the charming and memorable Anne Shirley to readers and immortalized scenic Prince Edward Island through the eyes of this unforgettable character. In this lavishly illustrated volume, you can enter the world of Green Gables and bring that world into your own. Learn to prepare an Anne tea party complete with easy recipes Anne would have made; transform your garden into one ...

Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future: Commemorating the150th Anniversary of the American ...

Visual Reference Publications, 2008

The Empire State Building. Fallingwater. The Walt Disney Concert Hall. Rediscover these American treasures—and discover the engrossing stories of the colorful individuals whose designs made them possible—in Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future. This lavishly illustrated, eminently readable book commemorates 150 years of the American Institute of Architects, taking readers behind the scenes for an unprecedented ...

John Brown's Body: Slavery, Violence, and the Culture of War (Cultural Studies of the United States)
Franny Nudelman

The University of North Carolina Press, 2004

Singing "John Brown's Body" as they marched to war, Union soldiers sought to steel themselves in the face of impending death. As the bodies of these soldiers accumulated in the wake of battle, writers, artists, and politicians extolled their deaths as a means to national unity and rebirth. Many scholars have followed suit, and the Civil War is often remembered as an inaugural moment in the development of national identity. Revisiting the culture ...

Cowgirls: Commemorating the Women of the West

5 reviews
David R. Stoecklein

Stoecklein Publishing, 1999

COWGIRLS RULE
I purchased this book after looking at it in a bookstore. The authors' photpgraphy is amazing. Now I want all of his books! This book makes me want to be a cowgirl when I grow up (I'm 42). I have to say that I don't agree with one of the other reviewers' comments, in that who WOULDN'T get gussied up if they knew they were going to be photographed? I really don't think there is a way to get ...

Commemorating Brown: The Social Psychology of Racism and Discrimination (Decade of Behavior)

American Psychological Association (APA), 2007

Commemorating Brown offers a critical retrospective on the role of psychological research in the fight against racism and discrimination and an up-to-date review of the psychology of racism and its implications for schools, the workplace, and public policy. The chapters provide a historical perspective on the Brown decision, including its promise as a mechanism for social justice, the reasons why its promise remains unfulfilled, and its ongoing ...

Source and Summit: Commemorating Josef A. Jungmann, S.J.

Liturgical Press, 1999

Tibetan & Buddhist Studies: Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Csoma De Koros (2 ...

Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Ltd, 2000

In the present volume the most excellent representatives of Tibetology, nurtured on Csoma de Koros achievement, publish their latest results, paying homage to the memory of their outstanding scholar. The 46 studies of scholars from 17 countries cover the problems of almost all fields of Tibetan studies and related branches. The sources presented in the volume are written besides Tibetan, in the Sanskrit, Chinese, Mongoliam, Tangut, Uighur, and ...

The Life And Letters Of Bishop William White: Together With The Services And Addresses Commemorating The One ...

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

Before the Bridge: A History and a Directory of St. Ignace and Nearby Localities ("Commemorating the Opening ...
Emerson Red] [Smith

Kiwanis Club of St. Ignace, Mich., 1957

9" x 6", 270 pages. Illustrated, stiff-paper covers with a plastic comb binding. Illustrated. The first 126 [+2] pages of this book are history, then there is an 8-page index (numbered 128A through 128H), then a short section (mostly history) on the Mackinac Bridge itself (ends on page 144) and finally a Directory of St. Ignace and Nearby Localities as of 1957. This includes families (with a special list of individuals who attain age 80 or more ...

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