Wood scrutinizes the less typically American traits possessed by Franklin--such as his longtime loyalty to the Crown--and why he still became one of the Revolution's necessary men.
You are holding the only modern adaptation of Benjamin Franklin's 18th century autobiography. It is at its heart one of the greatest business stories ever told. The most versatile Founding Father was a husband, a father, a writer, an inventor, a statesman, a fundraiser and a military leader. But in his mind, he was first and foremost a businessman ...
Mining information from mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world, a foremost expert on symbols explains word origins and their meanings. The ultimate symbols are the letters and words in language as Bayley moves beyond mere pictures to understand the vital messages that have been ignored or lost across the ...
For service technicians and advanced-level hobbyists, this book gives information on troubleshooting and repair of all types of computer printers in use - impact, ink-jet and thermal - down to mechanical, electromechanical and electronic component level. With the help of photographs and illustrations, the author discusses each component, how it ...
Scientist, abolitionist, revolutionary: that is the Benjamin Franklin we know and celebrate. To this description, the talented young historian David Waldstreicher shows we must add runaway, slave master, and empire builder. But "Runaway America" does much more than revise our image of a beloved founding father. Finding slavery at the center of ...
The story of America's first well-known jack-of-all-trades--printer, scientist, inventor, and statesman Benjamin Franklin--is told here in his own words, through his newspaper articles and personal recollections. Illustrations.
Them tells the compelling story of Barlowe, a single, forty-something African American who rents a ramshackle house on Randolph Street, just a stone's throw from the historic birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When Sean and Sandy Gilmore, a young white couple, move in next door, Barlowe and Sandy develop a reluctant, complex friendship ...
When a young Englishman arrives in Venice for a summer job, he finds that the city's glittering facade masks a much darker reality. Cataloguing an old library, he discovers a lost musical masterpiece, and is drawn into a game of deception, with its roots in the political minefield of Vivaldi's Venice. Venice 1733: the young Lorenzo Scacchi has ...
As a boy, Dick Falkner runs away from abject poverty and a physically abusive alcoholic father. Sixteen years later, he finds himself hungry of body and empty of spirit in a Midwestern town. Although he finds no help in this so-called Christian town, he is eventually taken in by George Udell, a local publisher and kind-hearted man. Through hard ...
Through her true-to-life paintings and storytelling style, acclaimed children's author-illustrator Harness profiles Benjamin Franklin. With a generous sampling of Franklin's own words, this book lets young readers "walk in his shoes." Full color.
This collection of Benjamin Franklin's major writings includes a large piece of his classic AUTOBIOGRAPHY, as well as selections from other writings, including the immensely popular POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK. Walter Isaacson selected the pieces, and he provides learned commentary on Franklin's life and works, as he did in his bestselling biography ...
Epson is the company at the cutting edge of quality digital photo printing, and their superb equipment makes it possible for everyone to print at home. With the help of Rob Sheppard, amateurs can enter Epson's brave new world with all the latest information. This latest edition of the Epson guide reflects the increasing sophistication of ink jet ...
1,489 decorative ornaments for artists and craftspeople: headpieces, tailpieces, dingbats, lunettes, calligraphic and heraldic devices, and more, in Renaissance, Baroque, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and many other styles.
Johann Gutenberg is working on printing the first Bible with type. Twelve-year-old Hans Dunne works in Gutenberg's shop as an apprentice printer. Soon, Hans finds himself in the middle of a type-stealing mystery. Will Hans, and the other pressmen be able to keep Herr Fust from getting the type? Will they be able to finish the Bible so many people ...
One of America's most talented 18th-century historical figures, Benjamin Franklin was, among many other things, a politician, inventor, ambassador, and printer who succeeded in just about everything he attempted. Not only famous for taking part in crafting the Constitution, Franklin also helped open the country's first lending library, as well as ...
Mining information from mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world, a foremost expert on symbols explains word origins and their meanings. The ultimate symbols are the letters and words in language as Bayley moves beyond mere pictures to understand the vital messages that have been ignored or lost across the ...
Hatch Show Print is the first chronicle of this letterpress poster shop that has become an American institution. Copious images of the fabulous posters that this, the oldest letterpress in the United States, display its rich history. Established in 1879 and now owned by the Country Music Foundation, Hatch Show Print preserves the art of ...
Readers are invited to combine a love of arts and crafts with a computer and color printer to create dozens of creative, useful projects for home, school, holidays, and nearly every occasion. 200 color illustrations.
Provides direct access to the skills, insights and techniques of some of the postproduction industry's most prominent digital video colorists, delivering practical skills to the postproduction pro seeking to improve their color grading craft. The author interviews and observes 8 professional colorists as they grade a series of real world video ...
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