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Silverware --- Argenterie --- Exhibitions --- Expositions --- Beckford, William, --- Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton Douglas, --- Brodick Castle (Isle of Arran, Scotland)
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"Survey and analysis of important battle of the American War of Independence"--Provided by publisher.
Military planning --- Strategy --- History --- Yorktown (Va.) --- Military strategy --- Military art and science --- Military doctrine --- War planning --- Military administration --- Military policy --- Planning --- United States --- Campaigns --- Alexander Hamilton. --- Hamilton.
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Since its Broadway debut, 'Hamilton: An American Musical' has infused itself into the American experience: who shapes it, who owns it, who can rap it best. Lawyers and legal scholars, recognizing the way the musical speaks to some of our most complicated constitutional issues, have embraced Alexander Hamilton as the trendiest historical face in American civics. This book offers a revealing look into the legal community's response to the musical, which continues to resonate in a country still deeply divided about the reach of the law.
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Boss of Black Brooklyn presents a riveting and untold story about the struggles and achievements of the first black person to hold public office in Brooklyn. Bertram L. Baker immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean island of Nevis in 1915. Three decades later, he was elected to the New York state legislature, representing the Bedford Stuyvesant section. A pioneer and a giant, Baker has a story that is finally revealed in intimate and honest detail by his grandson Ron Howell.Boss of Black Brooklyn begins with the tale of one man’s rise to prominence in a fascinating era of black American history, a time when thousands of West Indian families began leaving their native islands in the Caribbean and settling in New York City. In 1948, Bert Baker was elected to the New York state assembly, representing the growing central Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant. Baker loved telling his fellow legislators that only one other Nevisian had ever served in the state assembly. That was Alexander Hamilton, the founding father. Making his own mark on modern history, Baker pushed through one of the nation’s first bills outlawing discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. Also, for thirty years, from 1936 to 1966, he led the all-black American Tennis Association, as its executive secretary. In that capacity he successfully negotiated with white tennis administrators, getting them to accept Althea Gibson into their competitions. Gibson then made history as the first black champion of professional tennis. Yet, after all of Baker’s wonderful achievements, little has been written to document his role in black history.Baker represents a remarkable turning point in the evolution of modern New York City. In the 1940s, when he won his seat in the New York state assembly, blacks made up only 4 percent of the population of Brooklyn. Today they make up a third of the population, and there are scores of black elected officials. Yet Brooklyn, often called the capital of the Black Diaspora, is a capital under siege. Developers and realtors seeking to gentrify the borough are all but conspiring to push blacks out of the city. A very important and long-overdue book, Boss of Black Brooklyn not only explores black politics and black organizations but also penetrates Baker’s inner life and reveals themes that resonate today: black fatherhood, relations between black men and black women, faithfulness to place and ancestry. Bertram L. Baker’s story has receded into the shadows of time, but Boss of Black Brooklyn recaptures it and inspires us to learn from it.
Baker, Bertram L. --- 1900-1999 --- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) --- New York (State) --- Social conditions. --- Alexander Hamilton. --- Althea Gibson. --- Bedford Stuyvesant. --- Black diaspora. --- Black politics. --- Brooklyn. --- Deval Patrick. --- Gentrification. --- Nevis. --- Race.
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America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. history in classrooms across the country. But just how historically accurate is Hamilton? And how is the show itself making history? Historians on Hamilton brings together a collection of top scholars to explain the Hamilton phenomenon and explore what it might mean for our understanding of America's history. The contributors examine what the musical got right, what it got wrong, and why it matters. Does Hamilton's hip-hop take on the Founding Fathers misrepresent our nation's past, or does it offer a bold positive vision for our nation's future? Can a musical so unabashedly contemporary and deliberately anachronistic still communicate historical truths about American culture and politics? And is Hamilton as revolutionary as its creators and many commentators claim? Perfect for students, teachers, theatre fans, hip-hop heads, and history buffs alike, these short and lively essays examine why Hamilton became an Obama-era sensation and consider its continued relevance in the age of Trump. Whether you are a fan or a skeptic, you will come away from this collection with a new appreciation for the meaning and importance of the Hamilton phenomenon.
Alexander Hamilton. --- Hamilaria. --- Hamilton. --- Lin-Manuel Miranda. --- broadway. --- hip hop. --- hip-hop. --- history. --- musical. --- rap. --- theater. --- HISTORY / General. --- Miranda, Lin-Manuel, --- Hamilton, Alexander, --- Camillus, --- No Jacobin, --- Pacificus, --- Philo Camillus, --- Phocion, --- Han-mi-erh-teng, Ya-li-shan-ta, --- Gamilʹton, Aleksandr, --- Hamilton, Aleksander, --- Hamilton, A. --- Khamiltŭn, Aleksandŭr, --- Crassus, Lucius, --- Americanus, --- Chernow, Ron. --- Drama --- History as a science --- Miranda, Lin-Manuel
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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of European fantasies about the Buddha drawn from the works of dozens of authors over fifteen hundred years, including Clement of Alexandria, Marco Polo, St. Francis Xavier, Voltaire, and Sir William Jones. Featuring writings by soldiers, adventurers, merchants, missionaries, theologians, and colonial officers, this volume contains a wide range of portraits of the Buddha. The descriptions are rarely flattering, as all manner of reports-some accurate, some inaccurate, and some garbled-came to circulate among European savants and eccentrics, many of whom were famous in their day but are long forgotten in ours. Taken together, these accounts present a fascinating picture, not only of the Buddha as he was understood and misunderstood for centuries, but also of his portrayers.
Buddhism --- Study and teaching --- History. --- Gautama Buddha --- Christian interpretations. --- Cult --- buddha, idol, orientalism, exoticism, wisdom, pagan, sir william jones, voltaire, saint francis xavier, marco polo, clement of alexandria, cult, missionaries, colonialism, explorers, theology, louis le comte, euthymius mount athos, king hetum i, odoric pordenone, nonfiction, travel, religion, spirituality, buddhism, alexander hamilton, erskine, karl friedrich neumann, charles coleman, george stanley faber, abbe de choisy, denis diderot.
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"Explores how memories of Lincoln became an important form of political rhetoric, and how divergent schools of U.S. political thought came to recruit Lincoln as their standard-bearer"--Provided by publisher.
Rhetoric --- Language and languages --- Speaking --- Authorship --- Expression --- Literary style --- Political aspects --- History. --- Lincoln, Abraham, --- Linkŭln, Abrakham, --- Linkolʹn, Avraam, --- Linkūln, Ibrāhīm, --- Linkan, ʼAbrehām, --- Lincoln, A. --- Lin-kʻen, --- Linken, --- Lin, Kʻen, --- Lingkʻŏn, --- Lincoln, Abe, --- Liṅkan, Ēbrāhaṃ, --- Liṅkan, Abrahāṃ, --- לינקאלין, --- לינקאלן, אייברעהעם, --- לינקולן, אברהם --- 林肯, --- Liṅkana, Ābrāhama, --- Influence. --- United States --- Politics and government. --- Government --- History, Political --- Alexander Hamilton. --- America. --- Civil War. --- Constitution. --- Democrat. --- George Washington. --- James Madison. --- Republican. --- US. --- United States. --- democracy. --- federalist. --- impact. --- legacy. --- politics. --- reminiscences. --- republicanism. --- rhetoric.
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Money is nothing more than what is commonly exchanged for goods or services, so why has understanding it become so complicated? In Money, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith cuts through the confusions surrounding the subject to present a compelling and accessible account of a topic that affects us all. He tells the fascinating story of money, the key factors that shaped its development, and the lessons that can be learned from its history. He describes the creation and evolution of monetary systems and explains how finance, credit, and banks work in the global economy. Galbraith also shows that, when it comes to money, nothing is truly new-least of all inflation and fraud.
Economic history. --- Money --- History. --- Alexander Hamilton. --- American Revolution. --- American colonies. --- Andrew Jackson. --- Austria. --- Bank of England. --- Bank of the United States. --- Bretton Woods agreements. --- Britain. --- Christopher Columbus. --- David Ricardo. --- Employment Act (1946). --- Europe. --- Federal Reserve Act (1913). --- Federal Reserve System. --- France. --- Franklin D. Roosevelt. --- French Revolution. --- Germany. --- Great Depression. --- Gross National Product (GNP). --- Irving Fisher. --- Italy. --- John Law. --- John Maynard Keynes. --- Massachusetts Bay Colony. --- National Bank Act (1863). --- National Monetary Commission. --- New Economics. --- New York Stock Exchange. --- Nicholas Biddle. --- Richard M. Nixon. --- Robert Morris. --- Salmon P. Chase. --- Say's Law. --- Second Bank of the United States. --- The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money. --- Treasury notes. --- United States. --- Winston Churchill. --- World War I. --- World War II. --- anti-inflation policies. --- assignats. --- bank deposits. --- bank failures. --- bank notes. --- bank paper. --- bank rate. --- bank reserves. --- banks. --- budget. --- canals. --- central banks. --- coins. --- commerce. --- consumer expenditures. --- copper. --- credit. --- currency stabilization. --- deflation. --- demand. --- dual monetary system. --- economic policy. --- economy. --- employment. --- euphoria. --- finance. --- fiscal policy. --- fraud. --- free banking. --- global economy. --- gold standard. --- gold. --- government paper. --- greenbacks. --- income. --- inflation. --- investment. --- loans. --- market power. --- monetary policy. --- monetary system. --- monetary systems. --- money supply. --- money. --- national banks. --- national income. --- national product. --- notes. --- open-market operations. --- panics. --- paper money. --- politics. --- precious metals. --- prices. --- railroads. --- recessions. --- securities. --- silver. --- speculation. --- stock market crash. --- stock market. --- stocks. --- taxation. --- underemployment. --- unemployment. --- wages. --- whole prices.
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"American Political Parties is a core textbook on political parties in the United States. The book places the American party system into a framework designed around the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. It argues that the two-party system in the United States began with a common agreement on the key values of freedom, individual rights, and equality of opportunity, but they disagreed-often vehemently-over how to implement these ideals into a form of governance. Hamilton wanted to marry freedom to a strong, active federal government with an energetic President who would act on behalf of all citizens. Jefferson believed that freedom should be married to local civic virtue with governmental responsibilities placed primarily at the local level. Today, Hamiltonian Nationalism finds its home in the Democratic Party, while Republicans have espoused Jeffersonian Localism since 1964. In addition to this historical framework, American Political Parties examines a range of topics, including marketing and social media, campaign finance, reforms in the presidential nominating process, political demography, and third parties. In this new edition (previously published as Party On!), the authors reflect on the future of the parties in the wake of the 2020 election"--
Two-party systems. --- Political parties. --- Political culture. --- Political culture --- Two-party systems --- Political parties --- History. --- United States. --- Dual-party systems --- Culture --- Political science --- Parties, Political --- Party systems, Political --- Political party systems --- Divided government --- Intra-party disagreements (Political parties) --- Political conventions --- ABŞ --- ABSh --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- America (Republic) --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- Amerika (Republic) --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi︠a︡vks Shtattnė --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Amirika Carékat --- AQSh --- Ar. ha-B. --- Arhab --- Artsot ha-Berit --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Bí-kok --- Ē.P.A. --- EE.UU. --- Egyesült Államok --- ĒPA --- Estados Unidos --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- Estados Unidos de América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- Forente stater --- FS --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Istadus Unidus --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Mei guo --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mî-koet --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miguk --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- S.U.A. --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- SASht --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Si︠e︡vero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si︠e︡vernoĭ Ameriki --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Spojené staty americké --- SShA --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Stany Zjednoczone --- Stati Uniti --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Stâts Unîts --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- SUA (Stati Uniti d'America) --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- U.S. --- U.S.A. --- United States of America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- US --- USA --- Usono --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- Verenigde Staten --- VS --- VSA --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Yhdysvallat --- Yunaeted Stet --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- Zʹi︠e︡dnani Derz︠h︡avy Ameryky --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Zluchanyi︠a︡ Shtaty Ameryki --- Zlucheni Derz︠h︡avy --- ZSA --- Η.Π.Α. --- Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής --- Америка (Republic) --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем --- САЩ --- Съединените щати --- Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі --- ولايات المتحدة --- ولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة --- ولايات المتحدة الامريكية --- 미국 --- États-Unis --- É.-U. --- ÉU --- American political parties;development;concise, sharp writing;Donald Trump;Joe Biden;Alexander Hamilton;Thomas Jefferson
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