The Newberry Library
Author | : Newberry Library |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1905 |
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Author | : Newberry Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1905 |
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Author | : Newberry Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780911028270 |
.".. published in celebration of the library's 125th anniversary and in conjunction with an exhibition held September 6-December 31, 2012."--P. [6].
Author | : Lawrence W. Towner |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1993-06-15 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780226810423 |
The essays and talks gathered in Past Imperfect cover a broad range of topics of continuing relevance to the humanities and to scholarship in general. Part I collects Towner's historical essays on the indentured servants, apprentices, and slaves of colonial New England that are standards of the "new social history." The pieces in Part II express his vision of the library as an institution for research and education; here he discusses the rationale for the creation of research centers, the Newberry's pioneering policies for conservation and preservation, and the ways in which collections were built. In Part III Towner writes revealingly of his co-workers and mentors. Part IV assembles his statements as "spokesman for the humanities," addressing questions of national priorities in funding, and of so-called elitist scholarship versus public programs.
Author | : James R. Akerman |
Publisher | : Newberry Library |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Atlases |
ISBN | : |
This biography of the legendary mistress of King Louis XV of France offers insights into the life of one of the most enchanting, powerful and feared women to grace the world's stage.
Author | : Ann Nolan Clark |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 1976-10-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0140309268 |
A Newbery Medal Winner An Incan boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his ancestors. "The story of an Incan boy who lives in a hidden valley high in the mountains of Peru with old Chuto the llama herder. Unknown to Cusi, he is of royal blood and is the 'chosen one.' A compelling story."—Booklist
Author | : Kate Seredy |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1986-05-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 014030133X |
A Newbery Honor Book - from the author of The White Stag Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father’s ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and festivals, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies. In vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever. “A genuinely joyous and beautiful book.”—The New York Times
Author | : Michael Blanding |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2015-06-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1592409407 |
The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief —until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full—and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he’d gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more—and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley’s escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime.
Author | : Linda Gartz |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2018-04-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 163152321X |
Set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement, Redlined exposes the racist lending rules that refuse mortgages to anyone in areas with even one black resident. As blacks move deeper into Chicago’s West Side during the 1960s, whites flee by the thousands. But Linda Gartz’s parents, Fred and Lil choose to stay in their integrating neighborhood, overcoming previous prejudices as they meet and form friendships with their African American neighbors. The community sinks into increasing poverty and crime after two race riots destroy its once vibrant business district, but Fred and Lil continue to nurture their three apartment buildings and tenants for the next twenty years in a devastated landscape—even as their own relationship cracks and withers. After her parents’ deaths, Gartz discovers long-hidden letters, diaries, documents, and photos stashed in the attic of her former home. Determined to learn what forces shattered her parents’ marriage and undermined her community, she searches through the family archives and immerses herself in books on racial change in American neighborhoods. Told through the lens of Gartz’s discoveries of the personal and political, Redlined delivers a riveting story of a community fractured by racial turmoil, an unraveling and conflicted marriage, a daughter’s fight for sexual independence, and an up-close, intimate view of the racial and social upheavals of the 1960s.
Author | : Michael P. Conzen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
"An exhibition at the Newberry Library November 3, 2007-February 16, 2008"
Author | : James R. Grossman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1117 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226310152 |
A comprehensive historical reference on metropolitan Chicago encompasses more than 1,400 entries on such topics as neighborhoods, ethnic groups, cultural institutions, and business history, and furnishes interpretive essays on the literary images of Chicago, the built environment, and the city's sports culture.