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Historic Photos of Huntsville

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 24,6 MB

Release : 2007-07-01

Category : History

ISBN : 1618586416

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From being the first incorporated city and the first capitol of Alabama, to becoming one of the nation's largest space program facilities, Historic Photos of Huntsville is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of the ?Rocket City? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Huntsville history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Huntsville!



Historic Photos of Huntsville

Author : Jacquelyn Procter Reeves

Publisher : Turner

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,1 MB

Release : 2012-10-16

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ISBN : 9781620453964

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Huntsville is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Huntsville has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Huntsville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. Historic Photos of Huntsville captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From Huntsville's industrial revolution from the cotton fields, to being the birthplace of many technologies that would take man to the moon, Historic Photos of Huntsville follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.



Hidden History of North Alabama

Author : Jacquelyn Procter Reeves

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 17,28 MB

Release : 2010-05-06

Category : History

ISBN : 1614232210

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The tranquil waters of the Tennessee River hide a horrible tragedy that took place one steamy July day when co-workers took an excursion aboard the SCItanic. Lawrence County resident Jenny Brooks used the skull of one of her victims to wash her hands, but her forty-year quest for revenge cost more than she bargained for. Granville Garth jumped to his watery grave with a pocketful of secrets--did anyone collect the $10,000 reward for the return of the papers he took with him? Historian Jacquelyn Procter Reeves transports readers deep into the shadows of the past to learn about the secret of George Steele's will, the truth behind the night the "Stars Fell on Alabama" and the story of the Lawrence County boys who died in the Goliad Massacre. Learn these secrets--and many more--in Hidden History of North Alabama.



Huntsville Textile Mills & Villages

Author : Terri L. French

Publisher : History Press Library Editions

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 25,60 MB

Release : 2017-06-12

Category : History

ISBN : 9781540216731

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In the early 1900s, Huntsville, Alabama, had more spindles than any other city in the South. Cotton fields and mills made the city a major competitor in the textile industry. Entire mill villages sprang up around the factories to house workers and their families. Many of these village buildings are now iconic community landmarks, such as the revitalized Lowe Mill arts facility and the Merrimack Mill Village Historic District. The "lintheads," a demeaning moniker villagers wore as a badge of honor, were hard workers. Their lives were fraught with hardships, from slavery and child labor to factory fires and shutdowns. They endured job-related injuries and illnesses, strikes and the Great Depression. Author Terri L. French details the lives, history and legacy of the workers.



Homesteading Space

Author : David Hitt

Publisher : U of Nebraska Press

Page : 549 pages

File Size : 20,55 MB

Release : 2008-01-01

Category : Science

ISBN : 0803219016

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As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution there was the vastness of space itself, to say nothing of monumental technological challenges. Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab s own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America s first space station from beginning to fiery end. Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing, sometimes humorous, often inspiring account of the determined, hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near-disastrous launch, a heroic rescue, and an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek, as well as the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training, during the mission, and in bringing them safely home.



Shot in Alabama

Author : Frances Osborn Robb

Publisher : University of Alabama Press

Page : 593 pages

File Size : 45,58 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 081731878X

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A sumptuously illustrated history of photography as practiced in the state from 1839 to 1941 offering a unique account of the birth and development of a significant documentary and artistic medium



Huntsville

Author : Susan Pryke

Publisher :

Page : 255 pages

File Size : 32,48 MB

Release : 2010-06

Category : Huntsville (Ont.)

ISBN : 9780986486708

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Martha Mitchell of Possum Walk Road

Author : Melvin Rosser Mason

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 15,98 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781881515227

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"Mitchell's quilting form is firmly rooted in the folk tradition. As a child in Kentucky, she learned the basic skills of quiltmaking from her mother. In the years that followed, she completed more than one hundred handmade quilts, working with traditional folk patterns, but also exercising her own creativity in modifications that often resulted in a more complex and sophisticated art."--BOOK JACKET.



Huntsville Heritage Cookbook

Author : Grace Club Auxiliary

Publisher : Junior League of Huntsville

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 47,27 MB

Release : 1967

Category : Alabama

ISBN : 9780961811303

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These time-tested southern recipes reflect the social and historic aspects of the region. With easy-to-read recipes and menu suggestions, the book features illustrations and vignettes of Huntsville life from antebellum days up to the space and rocket age. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.



Fern Cave

Author : Jennifer Ellen Pinkley

Publisher :

Page : 371 pages

File Size : 38,26 MB

Release : 2014-07-11

Category : Caving

ISBN : 9780990354703

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Fern Cave is one of the most significant (and magnificent) caves in the southeastern US, and even the country. It's over 15 miles long, is three separate caves connected into one cave system, has fantastically beautiful formations, incredibly complicated passages, important deposits of ancient animal bones, one section of the cave is the winter home for over a million endangered gray bats, and the cave used to be one of the favorite destinations for experienced cave explorers (most of the cave is now closed to any caving--that story is included in the book). The story of how cavers discovered and explored this cave is incredible, especially since when cavers discovered Surprise Pit, modern vertical caving gear did not exist. This book also explains how the US Fish and Wildlife Service bought 4 entrances to the cave in 1981 and teamed up with cavers to responsibly manage the cave to protect both the massive cave itself and the bat colony. The story continues by explaining how that partnership has almost disappeared in the era of white-nose syndrome cave closures. This book is a tale of discovery, exploration, adventure, wonder, politics, nature, biology, science, and beauty.