Dust & Data
Title | Dust & Data PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas De Monchaux |
Publisher | |
Pages | 480 |
Release | 2019-05 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9783959052306 |
One hundred years after the Bauhaus School's founding in 1919, this volume tells its story by interweaving the multiple historiographies of the Bauhaus with the global histories of modernist architecture.
Traces in the Dust
Title | Traces in the Dust PDF eBook |
Author | Jessie Ashton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | 9780975239186 |
Winning the Dust Bowl
Title | Winning the Dust Bowl PDF eBook |
Author | Carter Revard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
In a memoir in prose and poetry, the author traces his development from a poor Oklahoma farm boy during the depths of the Depression to a respected medieval scholar and outstanding Native American poet.
Daughters of the Dust
Title | Daughters of the Dust PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Dash |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2021-06-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0593185560 |
Drawing from the magical world of her iconic Sundance award-winning film, Julie Dash’s stand-alone novel tells another rich, historical tale of the Gullah-Geechee people: a multigenerational story about a Brooklyn College anthropology student who finds an unexpected homecoming when she heads to the South Carolina Sea Islands to study her ancestors. Set in the 1920s in the Sea Islands off the Carolina coast where the Gullah-Geechee people have preserved much of their African heritage and language, Daughters of the Dust chronicles the lives of the Peazants, a large, proud family who trace their origins to the Ibo, who were enslaved and brought to the islands more than one hundred years earlier. Native New Yorker and anthropology student Amelia Peazant has always known about her grandmother and mother’s homeland of Dawtuh Island, though she’s never understood why her family remains there, cut off from modern society. But when an opportunity arises for Amelia to head to the island to study her ancestry for her thesis, she is surprised by what she discovers. From her multigenerational clan she gathers colorful stories, learning about "the first man and woman," the slaves who walked across the water back home to Africa, the ways men and women need each other, and the intermingling of African and Native American cultures. The more she learns, the more Amelia comes to treasure her family and their traditions, discovering an especially strong kinship with her fiercely independent cousin, Elizabeth. Eyes opened to an entirely new world, Amelia must decide what’s next for her and find her role in the powerful legacy of her people. Daughters of the Dust is a vivid novel that blends folktales, history, and anthropology to tell a powerful and emotional story of homecoming, the reclamation of cultural heritage, and the enduring bonds of family.
Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)
Title | Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold) PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Hesse |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2012-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545517125 |
Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma. Out of the Dust joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!"Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . ."A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.
Treasures in the Dust
Title | Treasures in the Dust PDF eBook |
Author | Tracey Porter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 1997-08-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN |
Annie May Weightman and Violet Cobble are best friends and neighbors. They live in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression. This is their story, told in two voices. Annie is happiest on the ground, sifting through the dust for traces of the past. But Violet is a dreamer always playing make believe to escape, to fly away from the dusty land. In this beautifully crafted first novel, poet Tracey Porter joins together two unique voices to tell a larger story of America, its hopes and dreams, during a time when thousands fled their prairie homes in search of work, food, and shelter. Annie and Violet's story is one of friendship and courage--treasures shining through in the face of hardship.
Intruder in the Dust
Title | Intruder in the Dust PDF eBook |
Author | William Faulkner |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2011-05-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307792188 |
A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused to adopt the black's traditionally servile attitude is wrongfully accused of murdering a white man.