The Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol is a fascinating look at a monumental building. Constructed during the reign of flamboyant Governor Huey P. Long, the Louisiana Capitol Building was designed to be the most impressive capitol building in the nation. Completed in 1932 at a cost of $5 million, it is a prime example of the art deco style. The guide contains more than 110 photographs and drawings of the multitude of impressive friezes, statues, murals, and reliefs--by such leading artists of the period as Lorado Taft and Jules Guerin--that adorn the 34-story structure. The text explores the history and significance of each work of art. Written by Ellen Roy Jolly and James Calhoun, the book includes rare photos of the construction of the capitol, and views from its active history. Many events from the building's past are described, including the death of Huey Long in the building he created. The Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol complements Pelican's lavish pictorial volume, The Louisiana Capitol: Its Art and Architecture, by Vincent F. Kubly, and is intended as a handy guide for on-site observation and appreciation of a unique and stunning building.

Pelican Guide to the Louisiana Capitol, The (Pelican Guides)

History

Calhoun, Jim

Jolly, Ellen

Americas

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The theme of this book is joy. The characters, whether famous or ordinary, have at least one thing in commonï¿½they have inspired others through acts of faith, hope, and love.

Patches of Joy

Religion & Spirituality

Daniels, Velma

Christian Books & Bibles

More tales of Tennessee

Once again, Louise Littleton Davis has produced from her store of knowledge and understanding of Tennessee history a collection of engrossing stories about the people and events that went into the making of that great state. This book spans two centuries, from pre-Revolutionary days into the 1800s. The reader will now meet many more of early Tennessee's colorful characters, often in unexpected places. Pious and profane, noble and notorious, all of these historical figures emerge as real men and women who worked, fought, and prayed a young state into being. Accounts of incredible land deals dramatize the tragedy of American Indians pushed west by the white man's greed. Tribute is paid to John Ross, the most notable of all Cherokee chiefs, whose lifelong struggle for the rights of the Indians ended with the infamous "Trail of Tears," a death march for many of the 17,000 Cherokees forced by U.S. Army troops to walk from Tennessee to Oklahoma. Frontier criminal justice, shocking by today's standards, reveals a rugged society that considered horse thievery worse than murder and administered punishment accordingly. The strict, often harsh, religious structure that ruled frontier communities is reflected in accounts of church trials concerning many matters now handled by civil courts. Tennessee was not without its dissidents, however. Colonel Thomas Butler defied an Army order to trim his ponytail locks. Ironically, the hero of the Revolutionary War found that his appeals for support to Washington met the same resistance as did the Cherokees' pleas for their land.

More Tales of Tennessee

Davis, Louise

In Seasons and Celebrations , Old World family recipes from Sicily and Southern Italy have been updated and transplanted for the American table.

Seasons and Celebrations

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Gaziano, Rosalie

Cooking Education & Reference

He was the most extraordinary politician, businessman, medicine man, and promoter imaginable. Coozan Dudley LeBlanc traces the life of this amazing Cajun entrepreneur who almost single-handedly revolutionized American product advertising. He spent millions to promote Hadacol, his alcohol-saturated, vitamin-mineral patent medicine.

Coozan Dudley Leblanc: From Huey Long to Hadacol

Biographies & Memoirs

Clay Ph.D., Floyd

Historical

Offers the writer and nonwriter alike sharp, effective, witty pointers.

Write It Right: A Guide to Better Messages

Business & Money

Maidment, Robert

Skills

This guide leads readers through the valley, and makes stops along the way. Each chapter focuses on a different county or town and highlights the must-see places of the area. Long famous for its breathtaking natural beauty, the Shenandoah Valley is alive with historic significance. From the two hundred year-old buffalo path that became a pioneer trail to Harpers Ferry National Historic Park to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Valley of Virginia offers the traveler an array of activities, adventures, and scenic wonders. The Pelican Guide to the Shenandoah takes the visitor on a tour "up the valley," including stops at Winchester, Front Royal, Luray, Staunton, and Charlottesville. The book is arranged geographically by community, and each chapter highlights the history of the area. Accurate information on points of interest, recreational activities, shopping, dining, lodging, and seasonal events, plus phone numbers and addresses are also included. The Shenandoah Valley has a wealth of diverse attractions: Skyline Caverns, Strasburg's Passion Play, Natural Chimneys Jousting Tournament, George Washington's Office Museum, Thomas Jefferson's beloved Monticello, and the Fall Foliage Festival in Waynesboro. These and many more sites of interest are detailed in The Pelican Guide to the Shenandoah. The stunning vistas of the Allegheny Mountains frame the early history of our nation for the Shenandoah Valley wayfarer.

The Pelican Guide to the Shenendoah: With Sidetrips to Charlottesville and the Alleghenies

Pierce, Regina

Multiple personalities hid inside of Lauren Stratford for years. She exposes how each was created to absorb the emotional and physical pain during her abuse. She also tells how the cult programmed her ï¿½altersï¿½ to perform tasks.

Stripped Naked

Stratford, Lauren

Community & Culture

Rudy J. Gerber's The Railroad and the Canyon is a historical expedition into the events that led to the building of the railroad and its impact on the canyon.

The Railroad and the Canyon

Rudy J. Gerber

Samples of art from the W. E. Groves Collection, which contains paintings, prints, watercolors, daguerreotypes, and miniatures, including 155 portraits and 217 landscapes. Louisiana painting of the 19th century exhibits literal subjectivism- hard-core reality flavored with an exuberant romanticism and seasoned with the shudder of a Gothic novel. In this volume entitled Nineteenth Century Louisiana Painters and Paintings are samples of art from the W.E. Groves Collection, which contains some 1,500 paintings, prints, watercolors, daguerreotypes, and miniatures, including 155 portraits and 217 landscapes pertaining to Louisiana.

Nineteenth Century Louisiana Painters and Paintings: From the Collection of W. E. Groves

Arts & Photography

Wiesendanger, Martin

Wiesendanger, Margaret

History & Criticism

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