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John Heyl Vincent
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John Heyl Vincent's Reminiscences
Chautauqua Institution co-founder Rev. John Heyl Vincent was a prolific writer on religion, education, and history. Among Vincent's numerous published works were a few autobiographical writings. These essays describing family and personal history were forgotten soon after Vincent's death in 1920. More than a century later, thirty-three of his personal narratives have been gathered into a single volume. John Heyl Vincent's Reminiscences invites readers to learn directly from Bishop Vincent about the experiences that shaped his life, his convictions, and the Chautauqua idea.
Imagining the Holy Land
At the Chautauqua Institution in New York, visitors could walk down Palestine Avenue to "Palestine" and a model of Jerusalem, or along Morris Avenue to a scale model of the "Jewish Tabernacle." At the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, a replica of Ottoman Jerusalem covered eleven acres, while today, 300 miles to the southeast, a seven-story-high Christ of the Ozarks stands above a modern re-creation of the Holy Land set in the Arkansas hills."--BOOK JACKET.
Our Day
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The Story of Chautauqua
Reproduction of the original: The Story of Chautauqua by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Early Innovators in Adult Education
Originally published in 1991 this book analyses the input of those who made important contributions to the education of adults in the USA between 1607 and 1920. Examining the historical roots of adult education the book explores commonalities among innovators such as Cotton Mather, Benjamin Franklin, Margaret Fuller Ossoli and Ida Tarbell. It charts the development of important educational programmes including the American Lyceum, Chautauqua and local organizations such as mechanics' institutes and the Junto in Philadelphia.
When Stars and Stripes Met Hammer and Sickle
When Stars and Stripes Met Hammer and Sickle tells the story of face-to-face citizen diplomacy that brought together Americans and Soviets during the closing years of the cold war. Looking specifically at five conferences held between 1985 and 1989, Ross Mackenzie recounts the experiences of artists, diplomats, government officials, and interested citizens who joined together for a unique mix of political debates, artistic performances, open discussions, and socialization. Sponsored by the Chautauqua Institution, a center for arts, education, religion, and recreation in western New York, these conferences offer a snapshot of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union just before the collapse of the Soviet government and federation in November 1989.
The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties
This first history of nontraditional education in America covers the span from Benjamin Franklin's Junto to community colleges. It aims to unravel the knotted connections between education and society by focusing on the voluntary pursuit of knowledge by those who were both older and more likely to be gainfully employed than the school-age population.
