Free Download Craftsman Homes: Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement by Gustav Stickley
English | March 1, 1979 | ISBN: 0486237915 | 224 pages | MOBI | 32 Mb
296 architectural drawings, floor plans, and photographs illustrate 40 different kinds of "Mission-style" homes from The Craftsman (1901-16), voice of American style of simplicity and organic harmony. Thorough coverage of Craftsman idea in text and picture, now collector's item.

Free Download Cornelia James Cannon and the Future American Race By Maria I. Diedrich
2010 | 289 Pages | ISBN: 1558498419 | PDF | 8 MB
This biography examines the life of Cornelia James Cannon (1876-1969), a Radcliffe graduate, wife of a prominent Harvard professor, and mother of five who became a prolific writer and "all-purpose reformer," in the words of her son-in-law, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. In addition to writing eight novels, Cannon published dozens of essays during the 1920s and 1930s on a broad range of controversial topics. She advocated on behalf of women's rights, birth control, and public education and wrote provocative essays on immigration policy, welfare reform, and eugenics.According to Maria I. Diedrich, it was the last of these concerns, Cannon's interest in what she and her husband called "the future of the race"―a term conflating ideas of class, race, and ethnicity―that inspired many of her varied reform activities. From the vantage point of today it may seem hard to understand how a social reformer and outspoken feminist could also embrace eugenicist principles. Yet, in the context of the time such views were not uncommon among progressive thinkers.Far from being an extremist or even exceptional, Cornelia James Cannon was a woman representative of her social class and historical moment. By disentangling the threads of Cannon's life and thought, Diedrich seeks to shed light on the experiences of other progressive reformers of the interwar years whose interest in social justice often went hand in hand with racially exclusive notions of Americanness.Maria I. Diedrich is professor of English and American studies at the University of Muenster. Her previous books include Love across Color Lines: Ottile Assing and Frederick Douglass and Black Columbiad: Defining Moments in African American Literature and Culture, coedited with Werner Sollors. Review"This biography not only tells the story of a particular woman about whom little has been written; it personalizes the development of eugenics and illustrates how fairly average or middle-class intellectuals could develop a strong belief in this pseudo-scientific ideology."―Sue Currell, coeditor of Popular Eugenics: National Efficiency and American Mass Culture in the 1930s"College-level collections strong in social issues, history, and biography will find this a fine study."―Midwest Book Review"Maria I. Diedrich does a masterful job of providing an empathetic portrait of Cannon. We feel that we understand this ambitious, vivacious, and witty woman, even as we decry her biologistic monocausalism."―American Historical Review

Free Download Jude M. Pfister, "Charting an American Republic: The Origins and Writing of the Federalist Papers"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1476662312 | EPUB | pages: 268 | 6.8 mb
With the American revolutionaries in discord following victory at Yorktown and the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783, the proposed federal Constitution of 1787 faced an uncertain future when it was sent to the states for ratification. Sensing an historic moment, three authors-Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay-circulated 85 essays among their fellow statesmen, arguing for a strong federal union.

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by Sophie Esch
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1501391879 | 281 Pages | True ePUB | 1.3 MB

Free Download Central American Literatures as World Literature
by Sophie Esch
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1501391879 | 281 Pages | True PDF | 2.92 MB

Free Download By the People: Debating American Government By James A. Morone; Rogan Kersh
2014 | 624 Pages | ISBN: 0190216735 | PDF | 39 MB
Challenge your students to ENGAGE in the conversation and process; THINK about the ideas, history, structure, and function; and DEBATE the merits of American government and politics in the 21st century.In a storytelling approach that weaves contemporary examples together with historical context,By the People: Debating American Government,Brief Second Edition, explores the themes and ideas that drive the great debates in American government and politics. It introduces students to big questions likeWho governs? How does our system of government work? What does government do?andWho are we?By challenging students with these questions, the text gets them to think about, engage with, and debate the merits of U.S. government and politics.Ideal for professors who prefer a shorter text,By the People,Brief Second Edition, condenses the content of the comprehensive edition while also preserving its essential insights, organization, and approach. Approximately 20% shorter and less expensive than its parent text, the full-color Brief Second Edition features a more streamlined narrative and is enhanced by its own unique supplements package.ENGAGE*-By the Numbers- boxescontaining fun facts help frame the quizzical reality of American politics and government*-See For Yourself- featuresenable students to connect with the click of a smart phone to videos and other interactive online contentTHINK*Chapter Oneintroduces students to seven key American ideas, which are revisited throughout the text*-The Bottom Line- summariesconclude each chapter section, underscoring the most important aspects of the discussionDEBATE*-What Do You Think?- boxesencourage students to use their critical-thinking skills and debate issues in American government*Four major themes, in the form of questions to spark debate,are presented to students in Chapter One and appear throughout the text

Free Download Arianne Johnson Quinn, "British and American Musical Theatre Exchanges in the West End (1924-1970): The "Americanization" of Drury Lane "
English | ISBN: 303114662X | 2024 | 296 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This monograph centres on the history of musical theatre in a space of cultural significance for British identity, namely the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which housed many prominent American productions from 1924-1970. It argues that during this period Drury Lane was the site of cultural exchanges between Britain and the United States that were a direct result of global engagement in two world wars and the evolution of both countries as imperial powers. The critical and public response to works of musical theatre during this period, particularly the American musical, demonstrates the shifting response by the public to global conflict, the rise of an American Empire in the eyes of the British government, and the ongoing cultural debates about the role of Americans in British public life. By considering the status of Drury Lane as a key site of cultural and political exchanges between the United States and Britain, this study allows us to gain a more complete portrait of the musical's cultural significance in Britain.

Free Download Blaming Mothers: American Law and the Risks to Children's Health By Linda C. Fentiman
2017 | 436 Pages | ISBN: 1479867187 | PDF | 3 MB
A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers. Are mothers truly a danger to their children's health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently delivered a stillborn child. In 2010, a pregnant woman who attempted suicide when the baby's father abandoned her was charged with murder and attempted feticide after the daughter she delivered prematurely died. These are just two of the many cases that portray mothers as the major source of health risk for their children. The American legal system is deeply shaped by unconscious risk perception that distorts core legal principles to punish mothers who "fail to protect" their children. In Blaming Mothers, Professor Fentiman explores how mothers became legal targets. She explains the psychological processes we use to confront tragic events and the unconscious race, class, and gender biases that affect our perceptions and influence the decisions of prosecutors, judges, and jurors. Fentiman examines legal actions taken against pregnant women in the name of "fetal protection" including court ordered C-sections and maintaining brain-dead pregnant women on life support to gestate a fetus, as well as charges brought against mothers who fail to protect their children from an abusive male partner. She considers the claims of physicians and policymakers that refusing to breastfeed is risky to children's health. And she explores the legal treatment of lead-poisoned children, in which landlords and lead paint manufacturers are not held responsible for exposing children to high levels of lead, while mothers are blamed for their children's injuries. Blaming Mothers is a powerful call to reexamine who - and what - we consider risky to children's health. Fentiman offers an important framework for evaluating childhood risk that, rather than scapegoating mothers, provides concrete solutions that promote the health of all of America's children.

Free Download Elizabeth Way, "Black Designers in American Fashion"
English | ISBN: 1350138479 | 2021 | 288 pages | PDF | 6 MB
From Elizabeth Keckly's designs as a freewoman for Abraham Lincoln's wife to flamboyant clothing showcased by Patrick Kelly in Paris, Black designers have made major contributions to American fashion. However, many of their achievements have gone unrecognized. This book, inspired by the award-winning exhibition at the Museum at FIT, uncovers hidden histories of Black designers at a time when conversations about representation and racialized experiences in the fashion industry have reached all-time highs.

Free Download Beyond Piggly Wiggly: Inventing the American Self-Service Store by Lisa C. Tolbert
English | August 1, 2023 | ISBN: 082036441X | 364 pages | PDF | 45 Mb
Patented in 1917, Piggly Wiggly was by far the most influential self-service store of the early twentieth century. Before 1940 it was the only self-service chain with a national distribution network, but it was neither the first nor the only version. Beyond Piggly Wiggly reveals the importance of Piggly Wiggly in the invention of self-service and goes beyond the history of a single firm to explore the role of small business entrepreneurs who invented the first self-service stores in a grassroots social process.