Finding List of Books in the Classes of Biography, History and Travels, Belonging to the Indianapolis Public Library
Title | Finding List of Books in the Classes of Biography, History and Travels, Belonging to the Indianapolis Public Library PDF eBook |
Author | Indianapolis Public Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Biography |
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Finding-list of Books in the Classes of Biography, History, and Travels Belonging to the Public Library of Indianapolis
Title | Finding-list of Books in the Classes of Biography, History, and Travels Belonging to the Public Library of Indianapolis PDF eBook |
Author | Indianapolis Public Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | Library catalogs |
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Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal
Title | Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal PDF eBook |
Author | Eric K. Washington |
Publisher | Liveright Publishing |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2019-10-22 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 163149323X |
A long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal’s Red Caps, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads. In a feat of remarkable research and timely reclamation, Eric K. Washington uncovers the nearly forgotten life of James H. Williams (1878–1948), the chief porter of Grand Central Terminal’s Red Caps—a multitude of Harlem-based black men whom he organized into the essential labor force of America’s most august railroad station. Washington reveals that despite the highly racialized and often exploitative nature of the work, the Red Cap was a highly coveted job for college-bound black men determined to join New York’s bourgeoning middle class. Examining the deeply intertwined subjects of class, labor, and African American history, Washington chronicles Williams’s life, showing how the enterprising son of freed slaves successfully navigated the segregated world of the northern metropolis, and in so doing ultimately achieved financial and social influence. With this biography, Williams must now be considered, along with Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jacqueline Onassis, one of the great heroes of Grand Central’s storied past.
Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644
Title | Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 PDF eBook |
Author | Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 762 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780231038331 |
Based largely upon original Ming documents, the Dictionary explores the lives of nearly 650 representative figures, both Chinese and foreign, who influenced the course of almost three hundred years of Chinese history. The articles span all classes, professions, and fields of endeavor, from emperors to artists, soldiers to missionaries, concubines, physicians, and pirates.
Historical Sketch of the Illinois Central Railroad
Title | Historical Sketch of the Illinois Central Railroad PDF eBook |
Author | William K. Ackerman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | |
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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa, Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with Accompanying Biographies of Each; a Condensed History of Iowa, with Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of the State...with Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families
Title | Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa, Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with Accompanying Biographies of Each; a Condensed History of Iowa, with Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of the State...with Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 664 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | Cherokee County (Iowa) |
ISBN |
Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers
Title | Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers PDF eBook |
Author | Stuart Brown |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 984 |
Release | 2012-09-10 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1134927959 |
This Biographical Dictionary provides detailed accounts of the lives, works, influence and reception of thinkers from all the major philosophical schools and traditions of the twentieth-century. This unique volume covers the lives and careers of thinkers from all areas of philosophy - from analytic philosophy to Zen and from formal logic to aesthetics. All the major figures of philosophy, such as Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Russell are examined and analysed. The scope of the work is not merely restricted to the major figures in western philosophy but also covers in depth a significant number of thinkers from the near and far east and from the non-European Hispanic-language communities. The Biographical Dictionary also includes a number of general entries dealing with important schools of philosophy, such as the Vienna Circle, or currents of thought, such as vitalism. These allow the reader to set the individual biographies in the context of the philosophical history of the period. With entries written by over 100 leading philosophy scholars, the Biographical Dictionary is the most comprehensive survey of twentieth-century thinkers to date. Structure The book is structured alphabetically by philosopher. Each entry is identically structured for ease of access and covers: * nationality * dates and places of birth and death * philosophical style or school * areas of interest * higher education * significant influences * main appointments * main publications * secondary literature * account of intellectual development and main ideas * critical reception and impact At the end of the book a glossary gives accounts of the schools, movements and traditions to which these philosophers belonged, and thorough indexes enable the reader to access the information in several ways: * by nationality * by major areas of contribution to philosophy e.g. aesthetics * by major influences on the thinker concerned e.g. Plato, Kant, Wittgenstein