Book Description
Twenty chronologically ordered "story maps" that follow the footsteps of one person's journey in history.
Author : Susan Buckley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 30,5 MB
Release : 2003-06-23
Category : Atlases
ISBN : 0618311130
Twenty chronologically ordered "story maps" that follow the footsteps of one person's journey in history.
Author : Susan Schulten
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 38,97 MB
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0226740706
“A compelling read” that reveals how maps became informational tools charting everything from epidemics to slavery (Journal of American History). In the nineteenth century, Americans began to use maps in radically new ways. For the first time, medical men mapped diseases to understand and prevent epidemics, natural scientists mapped climate and rainfall to uncover weather patterns, educators mapped the past to foster national loyalty among students, and Northerners mapped slavery to assess the power of the South. After the Civil War, federal agencies embraced statistical and thematic mapping in order to profile the ethnic, racial, economic, moral, and physical attributes of a reunified nation. By the end of the century, Congress had authorized a national archive of maps, an explicit recognition that old maps were not relics to be discarded but unique records of the nation’s past. All of these experiments involved the realization that maps were not just illustrations of data, but visual tools that were uniquely equipped to convey complex ideas and information. In Mapping the Nation, Susan Schulten charts how maps of epidemic disease, slavery, census statistics, the environment, and the past demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography, and in the process transformed the very meaning of a map. Today, statistical and thematic maps are so ubiquitous that we take for granted that data will be arranged cartographically. Whether for urban planning, public health, marketing, or political strategy, maps have become everyday tools of social organization, governance, and economics. The world we inhabit—saturated with maps and graphic information—grew out of this sea change in spatial thought and representation in the nineteenth century, when Americans learned to see themselves and their nation in new dimensions.
Author : Gary B Nash
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,67 MB
Release : 2016-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0134305248
For courses in U.S. History An accessible social history of the U.S. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of diverse Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. Retaining the hallmark accessible narrative and eloquent prose of previous editions, the Eighth Edition offers new and updated content that engages students and ensures an up-to-date learning experience. NOTE: This ISBN is for a Pearson Books a la Carte edition: a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf text. In addition to the flexibility offered by this format, Books a la Carte editions offer students great value, as they cost significantly less than a bound textbook.
Author : Scott W. Atlas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1637582218
As seen on Tucker Carlson, The Ingraham Angle, The Megyn Kelly Show, The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton and more! What really happened behind the scenes at the Trump White House during the COVID pandemic? When Dr. Scott W. Atlas was tapped by Donald Trump to join his COVID Task Force, he was immediately thrust into a maelstrom of scientific disputes, policy debates, raging egos, politically motivated lies, and cynical media manipulation. Numerous myths and distortions surround the Trump Administration’s handling of the crisis, and many pressing questions remain unanswered. Did the Trump team really bungle the response to the pandemic? Were the right decisions made about travel restrictions, lockdowns, and mask mandates? Are Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx competent medical experts or timeserving bureaucrats? Did half a million people really die unnecessarily because of Trump’s incompetence? So far no trusted figure has emerged who can tell the story straight—until now. In this unfiltered insider account, Dr. Scott Atlas brings us directly into the White House, describes the key players in the crisis, and assigns credit and blame where it is deserved. The book includes shocking evaluations of the Task Force members’ limited knowledge and grasp of the science of COVID and details heated discussions with Task Force members, including all of the most controversial episodes that dominated headlines for weeks. Dr. Atlas tells the truth about the science and documents the media’s relentless campaign to suffocate it, which included canceled interviews, journalists’ off-camera hostility in White House briefings, and intentional distortion of facts. He also provides an inside account of the delays and timelines involving vaccines and other treatments, evaluates the impact of the lockdowns on American public health, and indicts the relentless war on truth waged by Big Business and Big Tech. No other book contains these revelations. Millions of people who trust Dr. Atlas will want to read this dramatic account of what really went on behind the scenes in the White House during the greatest public health crisis of the 21st century.
Author : B. Hunter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1746 pages
File Size : 11,25 MB
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230271251
The 133rd edition of The Statesman's Year-Book is completely revised and updated. Widely respected as an authoritative and accessible reference work, The Statesman's Year-Book provides the basic building blocks of knowledge about any country in the world - constitution and government, international relations, industry, agriculture, trade and social issues. Known as a 'people, events and statistics' work, this year's edition includes accounts of the latest developments in trouble-spots such as Bosnia, Israel and Northern Ireland, and records the results of recent elections in Italy, Austria, Spain and Turkey.
Author : J. Paxton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1579 pages
File Size : 49,69 MB
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230271057
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
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Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 37,83 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : B. Turner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1597 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1349596434
Now in its 150th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: www.statesmansyearbook.com.
Author : J. Paxton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1582 pages
File Size : 13,73 MB
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230271014
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Author : J. Paxton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1594 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 2016-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230271065
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.