Reminiscences of Randolph County
Author : Joseph Addison Blair
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Page : 71 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 1944
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Author : Joseph Addison Blair
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Page : 71 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 1944
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Author : J. A. Blair
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Page : 70 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Randolph County (N.C.)
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Author : J. A. Blair
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Page : 57 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Randolph County (N.C.)
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Author : Joseph Addison Blair
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 33,94 MB
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781333947767
Excerpt from Reminiscences of Randolph County Our traditionary history is largely lost amid the rubbish of buried centuries. The men who knew it are gone. The living know more about what is to be than what has been. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Sarah Nicholas Randolph
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Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,25 MB
Release : 1871
Category : Politics, Practical
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Author : Chris Heath Scott
Publisher : G K Hall & Company
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 15,95 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780783818610
The late film star's son describes his father's personal and professional life, as well as their relationship
Author : Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.)
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Page : 1416 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
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Author : Larry Tye
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 17,16 MB
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1466818751
"A valuable window into a long-underreported dimension of African American history."—Newsday An engaging social history that reveals the critical role Pullman porters played in the struggle for African American civil rights When George Pullman began recruiting Southern blacks as porters in his luxurious new sleeping cars, the former slaves suffering under Jim Crow laws found his offer of a steady job and worldly experience irresistible. They quickly signed up to serve as maid, waiter, concierge, nanny, and occasionally doctor and undertaker to cars full of white passengers, making the Pullman Company the largest employer of African American men in the country by the 1920s. In the world of the Pullman sleeping car, where whites and blacks lived in close proximity, porters developed a unique culture marked by idiosyncratic language, railroad lore, and shared experience. They called difficult passengers "Mister Charlie"; exchanged stories about Daddy Jim, the legendary first Pullman porter; and learned to distinguish generous tippers such as Humphrey Bogart from skinflints like Babe Ruth. At the same time, they played important social, political, and economic roles, carrying jazz and blues to outlying areas, forming America's first black trade union, and acting as forerunners of the modern black middle class by virtue of their social position and income. Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Larry Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class. Rising from the Rails provides a lively and enlightening look at this important social phenomenon. • Named a Recommended Book by The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Seattle Times
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Page : 358 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 1888
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Page : 756 pages
File Size : 29,26 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Bibliography
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