Formed in 1801 to protect sea captains against attack from the British navy and Barbary Pirates, the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery remains one of the most famed regiments in the U.S. Army. It distinguished itself during the War of 1812, the Dorr Rebellion, and in nearly every major engagement of the Civil War. After assuming the identity of the 103d Field Artillery Regiment of the Rhode Island National Guard, the unit battled amid the carnage of the Western Front in World War I, fought the enemy in the mosquito- infested South Pacific islands during World War II, and weathered the scorching deserts of Iraq in the twenty-first century. Based on extensive primary research and interviews with veterans of the corps, this narrative offers an insider's look at the illustrious regiment in its first full history.

"Rhody Redlegs": A History of the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery and the 103d Field Artillery, Rhode Island Army National Guard, 1801-2010

History

Lancaster, Jane

Grandchamp, Robert

Ferguson, Cynthia

Americas

McFarland Company

An outstanding history of this most important historical and influential library. The Providence Athenaeum, 250 years old in 2003, not only played a signifigant role in defining the cultural, intellectual, and social life of Rhode Island in its early yeaars, but played a major part in shaping America itself. Having withstood numerous wars, depressions, and high times alike, this magnificent library is one of the oldest standing monuments this side of the Atlantic. And as historic as it may be, it still stands to be a growing, changing institution booming with exceptional people and especially, exceptional collections. Illustrated in black and white and color.

Inquire Within: A Social History of the Providence Athenaeum Since 1753

Oak Knoll Pr

First edition. An outstanding history of this most important historical and influential library. The Providence Athenaeum, 250 years old in 2003, not only played a significant role in defining the cultural, intellectual, and social life of Rhode Island in its early years, but played a major part in shaping America itself. Having withstood numerous wars, depressions, and high times alike, this magnificent library, whose lineage can be traced back to even the nascent Alexandrian Library of Egypt, is one of the oldest standing monuments this side of the Atlantic. And as historic as it may be, it still stands to be a growing, changing institution booming with exceptional people and especially, exceptional collections. Illustrated in black-and-white and color. Distributed for the Providence Athenaeum. xxxvi, 219+ 1 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. 9 x 10.5 inches.

Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth -- A Life Beyond "Cheaper by the Dozen"

Lillian Moller Galbraith's life story as mother to twelve, wife to an experimental engineer husband, adviser on women's issues to five U.S. presidents, and winner of the Hoover Medal for engineers is told in this account of a working mother who was one of the nation's most successful women.

Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth, A Life Beyond "Cheaper by the Dozen"

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Northeastern Univ Pr

Winner of the Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture (2005)Readers of Cheaper by the Dozen remember Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972) as the working mom who endures the antics of not only twelve children but also an engineer husband eager to experiment with the principles of efficiency -- especially on his own household. What readers today might not know is that Lillian Gilbreth was herself a high-profile engineer, and the only woman to win the coveted Hoover Medal for engineers. She traveled the world, served as an advisor on women's issues to five U.S. presidents, and mingled with the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart. Her husband, Frank Gilbreth, died after twenty years of marriage, leaving her to raise their eleven surviving children, all under the age of nineteen. She continued her career and put each child through college. Retiring at the age of ninety, Lillian Gilbreth was the working mother who “did it all.”Jane Lancaster's spirited and richly detailed biography tells Lillian Gilbreth's life story-one that resonates with issues faced today by many working women. Lancaster confronts the complexities of how one of the twentieth century's foremost career women could be pregnant, nursing, or caring for children for more than three decades.Yet we see how Gilbreth's engineering work dovetailed with her family life in the professional and domestic partnership that she forged with her husband and in her long solo career. The innovators behind many labor-saving devices and procedures used in factories, offices, and kitchens, the Gilbreths tackled the problem of efficiency through motion study. To this Lillian added a psychological dimension, with empathy toward the worker. The couple's expertise also yielded the “Gilbreth family system,” a model that allowed the mother to be professionally active if she chose, while the parents worked together to raise responsible citizens.Lancaster has woven into her narrative many insights gleaned from interviews with the surviving Gilbreth children and from historical research into such topics as technology, family, work, and feminism. Filled with anecdotes, this definitive biography of Lillian Gilbreth will engage readers intrigued by one of America's most famous families and by one of the nation's most successful women.

Northeastern University Press

Product Description A beautifully illustrated guide to Alberta's rare plants. The long-awaited second edition of The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta combines detailed botanical descriptions, plant habitats, and phenological information with hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and provincial and North American distribution maps. Featuring nearly 500 species 150 of which are new to this edition, this accessible and richly illustrated text is an essential field companion for professional and amateur native plant enthusiasts alike, with broad applicability in neighboring provinces and states as well as Alberta. Approximately 22 percent of Alberta's native vascular plants are classified as rare in the province—and those who choose to study these elusive species are a little bit rare themselves. Embrace and cherish your remarkable path as you surely will the rare plants presented in this beautiful book. Book Description This richly-illustrated text is an essential field companion for professional and amateur native plant enthusiasts alike. About the Author Gina Fryer, Jane Lancaster, Kimberly Ottenbreit, and Christina Metke are practicing plant ecologists and botanists in the province of Alberta, with a keen interest in conserving Alberta’s natural ecosystems.

The Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta

Science & Math

Fryer, Gina

Ottenbreit, Kimberly

Metke, Christina

Biological Sciences

University of British Columbia Press

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