2014, ISBN: 9781566630139

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Rand McNally & Company,Chicago, New York,, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. There is no dust jacket, as published. The binding is lightly smudged and bumped. The hinges are worn and… Mehr…

Rand McNally & Company,Chicago, New York,, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. There is no dust jacket, as published. The binding is lightly smudged and bumped. The hinges are worn and creased. The spine remains free of creasing. The outer edges and pages are tanned due to age. A previous owner's inscription lies on the inside of the front board. A good solid copy. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING! US media mail only., Rand McNally & Company,Chicago, New York, 1968-01-01, 5, Chicago IL: Consolidated Book Publishers. Paperback. Near Fine. unpaginated. edited by Albert Parry Associate editor Lester M. Stearns. center stapled book. ; 6 x 8 3/4, Consolidated Book Publishers, 4, Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. Reissue 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W era photos & drawings throughout. NEW 2014 Skyhorse trade paperback, reissue, first printing. Originally published in 1902 and the B&W era photos and drawings reflect this age. In 1871, seventeen-year-old Fred Dellenbaugh walked into a hotel room in Chicago, and with a "You'll do, Fred," began a lifetime of danger-fraught exploration. Under the lead of John Wesley Powell, a Civil War hero with only one arm, Fred journeyed into the Grand Canyon and its subsidiary canyons and rivers, with the intention of exploring, mapping, and recording description of the uncharted territory. The men found themselves battling the great force of the Colorado River, with its fatal, quick rapids and mighty waterfalls. Their small, frail boats were no match for the river, and as they began to capsize and as supplies were lost overboard, the expedition quickly became about survival. It was only through the steady command of Major Powell that the team prevailed. They went on to accomplish their mission, which has become historically significant today. The Romance of the Colorado River is Dellenbaugh's personal story, written thirty years after the great adventure. The volume includes twenty of the author's original illustrations, as well as nearly 150 contemporary photographs, which provide an accurate image of what the explorers encountered during their expedition. Dellenbaugh also recounts previous attempts to explore the valley, by both Europeans and fellow Americans, adding a historical element to the story. Part adventure narrative and part geography survey of the Colorado River, this book offers a unique firsthand account of a fascinating scientific expedition., Skyhorse Publishing, 2014, 6, Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1983 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. A very rare volume. Normal scuffs and light soils; a decent copy. A textbook. 352 pages.., Follett Publishing Company, 1983, 3, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 1566630134 . Clean, no marking, worn edges & cover. B/W Photos. Maps. Publisher Weekly Acknowledging that recent views of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago deem it an exercise in racism, class and gender domination, social control and cultural regression, Muccigrosso ( American Gothic ) argues for a more nuanced interpretation in this lucid, informative book. After exploring the culture of 19th-century world's fairs, and the development of Chicago politically, ethnically and architecturally, he turns to the exposition itself: topics include the controversy of the buildings' neoclassical design, the display of new technology, tension between high and low culture and the mixed references to both wilderness and urban life. The exposition had an important influence on architecture and urban beautification; while its focus marginalized Native Americans and African Americans, Muccigrosso urges an understanding of the event's temporal context. The displays of non-Western cultures and world religions, he writes, showed an urge to transcend geographical limits and create a world's fair. ., Ivan R. Dee, 1993, 3<

1993, ISBN: 9781566630139

4to, stiff stapled pictorial wrappers. [36] pp, 42 b/w illustrations. The subjects of McKendry's essay are the Fairs of London in 1851 (the "Chrystal Palace Exhibition") and 1862; Paris (… Mehr…

4to, stiff stapled pictorial wrappers. [36] pp, 42 b/w illustrations. The subjects of McKendry's essay are the Fairs of London in 1851 (the "Chrystal Palace Exhibition") and 1862; Paris (1855, 1867, 1878, 1889) and Chicago (1893).  Mayor's  is entitles "Artists as Anatomists; and Karpinski's, "Prints for Sale"., Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964, 3, Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 1566630134 . Clean, no marking, worn edges & cover. B/W Photos. Maps. Publisher Weekly Acknowledging that recent views of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago deem it an exercise in racism, class and gender domination, social control and cultural regression, Muccigrosso ( American Gothic ) argues for a more nuanced interpretation in this lucid, informative book. After exploring the culture of 19th-century world's fairs, and the development of Chicago politically, ethnically and architecturally, he turns to the exposition itself: topics include the controversy of the buildings' neoclassical design, the display of new technology, tension between high and low culture and the mixed references to both wilderness and urban life. The exposition had an important influence on architecture and urban beautification; while its focus marginalized Native Americans and African Americans, Muccigrosso urges an understanding of the event's temporal context. The displays of non-Western cultures and world religions, he writes, showed an urge to transcend geographical limits and create a world's fair. ., Ivan R. Dee, 1993, 3<

1993, ISBN: 9781566630139

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 1566630134 . Clean, no marking, worn edges & cover. B/W Photos. Maps. Publisher Weekly Acknowledging that recent view… Mehr…

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 1566630134 . Clean, no marking, worn edges & cover. B/W Photos. Maps. Publisher Weekly Acknowledging that recent views of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago deem it an exercise in racism, class and gender domination, social control and cultural regression, Muccigrosso ( American Gothic ) argues for a more nuanced interpretation in this lucid, informative book. After exploring the culture of 19th-century world's fairs, and the development of Chicago politically, ethnically and architecturally, he turns to the exposition itself: topics include the controversy of the buildings' neoclassical design, the display of new technology, tension between high and low culture and the mixed references to both wilderness and urban life. The exposition had an important influence on architecture and urban beautification; while its focus marginalized Native Americans and African Americans, Muccigrosso urges an understanding of the event's temporal context. The displays of non-Western cultures and world religions, he writes, showed an urge to transcend geographical limits and create a world's fair. ., Ivan R. Dee, 1993, 3<