The World of Juliette Kinzie
Title | The World of Juliette Kinzie PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Durkin Keating |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2019-11-07 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 022666452X |
When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearborn, it had no streets, no sidewalks, no schools, no river-spanning bridges. And with two hundred disconnected residents, it lacked any sense of community. In the decades that followed, not only did Juliette witness the city’s transition from Indian country to industrial center, but she was instrumental in its development. Juliette is one of Chicago’s forgotten founders. Early Chicago is often presented as “a man’s city,” but women like Juliette worked to create an urban and urbane world, often within their own parlors. With The World of Juliette Kinzie, we finally get to experience the rise of Chicago from the view of one of its most important founding mothers. Ann Durkin Keating, one of the foremost experts on nineteenth-century Chicago, offers a moving portrait of a trailblazing and complicated woman. Keating takes us to the corner of Cass and Michigan (now Wabash and Hubbard), Juliette’s home base. Through Juliette’s eyes, our understanding of early Chicago expands from a city of boosters and speculators to include the world that women created in and between households. We see the development of Chicago society, first inspired by cities in the East and later coming into its own midwestern ways. We also see the city become a community, as it developed its intertwined religious, social, educational, and cultural institutions. Keating draws on a wealth of sources, including hundreds of Juliette’s personal letters, allowing Juliette to tell much of her story in her own words. Juliette’s death in 1870, just a year before the infamous fire, seemed almost prescient. She left her beloved Chicago right before the physical city as she knew it vanished in flames. But now her history lives on. The World of Juliette Kinzie offers a new perspective on Chicago’s past and is a fitting tribute to one of the first women historians in the United States.
The Depths of Shallow Living
Title | The Depths of Shallow Living PDF eBook |
Author | L.W. Fields |
Publisher | Author House |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2014-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1496909194 |
This is a poignant story of Isaac Porter, a man with all the trappings of success who struggles with the systematic dismantling of all he has accomplished. After a brutal injury, Isaac finds his life and all that he believed in coming apart. Isaac's video production company is the center of attention with budding artists trying to make it big in the industry. Isaac uses discernment and wisdom gleaned on the streets to identify true talent and navigate the risks of inner city culture. Although Isaac has been crushed emotionally and financially in love he continues to look for a meaningful and lasting relationship. This story depicts a man's turmoil and his overriding spiritual quest for direction and purpose. Isaac Porter learns to live by faith, which sustains him through the many obstacles and trials he faces. This is a heartfelt story of the many places and people Isaac comes across in his journey.
Judge Juliette
Title | Judge Juliette PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Gehl |
Publisher | Sterling Children's Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2020-08-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781454934325 |
Court is in session, with Judge Juliette presiding! This young girl, with a firm sense of fairness, settles all kinds of neighborhood disputes right from her own backyard--from determining a fair bedtime to locating competing lemonade stands. But now she's faced with her toughest decision yet: her parents have finally agreed to let her have a pet . . . and they're in her court, arguing whether to get a cat or dog. What will Juliette do?
Journey Toward Justice
Title | Journey Toward Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Stanton |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 082032857X |
Morgan backed her words with action. As a New Deal Democrat, she worked to abolish the poll tax and establish a federal antilynching law. She rarely hesitated to appear in integrated settings, and years before the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, she was regularly confronting bus drivers over their mistreatment of black riders. Morgan's letters had consequences: she and the newspapers that published them were vilified and threatened. Although the trustees of the Montgomery Public Library, where Morgan worked, resisted pressure to fire her, a cross was burned in her yard, and friends, neighbors, former students, and colleagues shunned her.
Nominations of Colleen D. Kiko, Mary M. Rose, Hon. Juliet J. McKenna, and John R. Fisher
Title | Nominations of Colleen D. Kiko, Mary M. Rose, Hon. Juliet J. McKenna, and John R. Fisher PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
REVENGE IS WILD JUSTICE
Title | REVENGE IS WILD JUSTICE PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Charlton-Kings |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2014-08-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1907308873 |
Revenge is Wild Justice is part of the Dalton trilogy. It is set in Edwardian England where the wealthy Somerville family and the poor Dalton family live. Blacksmith's son Adam Dalton crosses the class barrier to become friendly with Sir Charles Somerville's neglected children, Philip and Juliette. Sir Charles is a respected member of society but he is a wife beater and is involved in paedophilia. He is eventually murdered and the book traces the lives of six people who have a motive to kill him. There is a sexual coming of age involving the three teenagers, encouraged by the local goodtime girl, Molly Dancey. But their relationships are doomed, so they each leave the village to seek their fortunes. Adam joins the Titanic, Philip becomes a pilot in the RFC and Juliette goes to the Continent. When World War 1 begins in 1914, Adam and Philip are reunited in the RFC and Juliette becomes a spy. Sir Charles becomes a director in Intelligence. Sir Charles is murdered in revenge for his misdeeds - but by whom?
Nominations of Colleen D. Kiko, Mary M. Rose, Hon. Juliet J. McKenna, and John R. Fisher
Title | Nominations of Colleen D. Kiko, Mary M. Rose, Hon. Juliet J. McKenna, and John R. Fisher PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 142 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1422333493 |