Adventure in American History and The Pageant of America
A Yale University Press series celebrates The Pageant of America, a 15 volume pictorial history begun to present American history through authentic pictures. The piece recounts John Trumbull’s influence, the drive to combine image and text, cost considerations, and a globe spanning search for portraits, engravings, and documents to create a definitive pictorial record.
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Elmo Scott Watson
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Washington
John Trumbull
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Yale University
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Ane Arts
Trumbol
America
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Europe
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Maren Polo
Columbus
Asia
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Aden
Bremen
Vinland
Stunts Bibliothee Te Viena
Colum
Berlin
Baron Friedrich Riedesel
Burgoyne
Neuenhot Bei Bizenach
Hessen
Freiherr
Albrecht Riedesel
William F. Barnden
Express
United States
Harnden
Stimaon
Express Companies
W. E. Harnden
Frederic
Palo Alto
New Eugland
Terize
Fiel
Jethin
MaMate
Our Government and the Defense of a Nation
A discussion of national defense after World War I notes the need for a capable army and navy, with civilian leadership shaped by Congress. It explains defense planning, the role of the Army and Navy departments, the growth of aviation, and the transfer of trained personnel to civilian air transportation amid peacetime.
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Navy
Army War College
Naval War College
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Gary Sod
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Fifteen Americans The Greatest of Our History
A fragmented reminiscence on who qualifies as the greatest Americans, proposing names like Benjamin Franklin Hamilton John Adams Edison and George Washington, while noting uncertainty about Lincoln and Hoover. The essayist discusses luck, fame, and the idea of assembling a list of fifteen renowned figures spanning American history.
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Ander Hamilton
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