A 6,000-year history of ancient Egypt explores the daily life and dynastic intrigue surrounding the pharaohs, relating the latest archaeological findings and the contributions of generations of explorers into the Egyptian experience.

Egypt of the Pharaohs

History

FAGAN, Brian

Garrett, Kenneth

Americas

National Geographic

A 6,000-year history of ancient Egypt explores the daily life and dynastic intrigue surrounding the pharaohs, relating the latest archaeological findings and the contributions of generations of explorers.

Ancient Civilizations

The Virginia Piedmont, the gently rolling country east of the Blue Ridge, is one of the nation's most treasured rural landscapes - and one of its most endangered. In 1993, the Walt Disney Company's announcement of its plan to build an American history theme park in Haymarket, Virginia, within miles of some of the area's most significant historic sites, sparked intense debate about the impact of the proposed development on the Piedmont and its residents. The struggle that ensued, and Disney's eventual withdrawal of the plan, focused international attention on this beautiful and historic part of the world. With evocative photographs and delightfully informative text, Hallowed Ground takes readers on an insider's excursion down the scenic byways and into the storied past of this special region. Home to Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and a host of other great Americans, the Piedmont's graceful foothills and fertile soil helped nurture the ideas that inspired the American Revolution. During the Civil War, Piedmont fields and forests became bloody testing grounds for the nation's survival at places like Manassas, Chancellorsville, and the Wilderness. Today, the region's quaint villages and quiet valleys face a different kind of threat from a "blacktop and concrete revolution," as historian James M. McPherson notes in his introduction. Whether in an image of the sunset reflecting off a puddle in a country lane in Delaplane, or in the story of Jack Jouett's midnight ride from Cuckoo Tavern to Charlottesville to warn Governor Jefferson that the British were coming, armchair travelers and born-and-bred Virginians alike will find in Hallowed Ground ample reason to preserve and protect the Piedmont.

Hallowed Ground: Preserving America's Heritage

Arts & Photography

Abramson, Rudy

Kotz, Jack

Photography & Video

Lickle Pub Inc

This wall calendar celebrates the centenary of the Egyptian Museum in large-format, full-colour photographs of a selection of treasures from the new Hidden Treasures exhibition. These works are chosen from the vast holdings of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which boasts glories of ancient Egypt from the earliest dynastic beginnings through the peak of pharaonic civilization to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The images are taken by Kenneth Garrett, a photographer for National Geographic.

The Glory of Cairo 2004 Calendar

American University in Cairo Press

Calendars

Amer Univ in Cairo Pr

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