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Ferris Wheels
Anderson (North Carolina State University) is clearly obsessed with the Ferris Wheel. He describes the conception and construction of the first example--at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. Imitators and variations are described and illustrated with period photos and patent drawings. An appendix contains 115 pages of patent drawings. A charming, unique book (that will win no graphics awards). Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Hildreth Genealogy
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The New Eden
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My Not-So-Ordinary Life: An Autobiography
"My Not-So-Ordinary Life" is an autobiography that tells my life story up to age 28. I composed it based on instinct and memory. It shows what I went through growing up, how I was interested in writing, and how I got through challenging experiences to live the positive life that I live today. The message of the book is: life may have its ups and downs but, ultimately, you will be okay - and maybe even good - in the end.
Descendants of Francis Purdy (ca. 1610-1658) and Ancestors of Related Families of Brundage, Brown, Ogden, Strang, Smith, Carman, Loveland who Married Into Purdy Families and Descendants of John Eliot (1604-1690) and St. Arnulf (580-640) who Married Into Purdy Families
Francis Purdy (ca. 1610-1658) immigrated about 1635 from England to Concord, Massachusetts, moving later to Fairfield, Connecticut. He married Mary Brundage before 1644. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkan- sas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada. Includes ancestry and relatives in England, to St. Arnulf (580-640) in France, and elsewhere in Europe.
Maps of the Shaker West
In 1805 when Shaker missionaries came from the East, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois & Michigan were all considered part of "the West." Working primarily through dissident Presbyterian theologians, the Shakers established communities in Ohio, Kentucky, & Indiana within the first decade. MAPS OF THE SHAKER WEST chronicles the Kentucky Revival sites & Shaker communities in the Shaker West. Directional & site maps as well as drawings of buildings explain each area. Eagle Creek & Straight Creek as well as Darby Plains, short-lived Shaker communities in Ohio, are well documented. Farms owned by various Shaker groups around the time of the Civil War illustrate the role of Shakers in the Undergro...
Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900
A three-volume guide to the early art and artists of Ohio. It includes coverage of fine art, photography, ornamental penmanship, tombstone carving, china painting, illustrating, cartooning and the execution of panoramas and theatrical scenery.
