The Golden Season: An Early American Romance Novel (The Women War Correspondents Series)

Literature & Fiction

Atkinson, Oriana

Genre Fiction

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Not Only Ours: A Story of Greene County, New York (The Women War Correspondents Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

This Bright Land: A Personal View (The Brooks Atkinson Series)

Science & Math

Atkinson, Brooks

Nature & Ecology

In 1971, when Brooks Atkinson wrote This Bright Land, the modern conservation movement was being driven by new awareness of science's shortcomings. The early conservation movement, built on John Muir and Henry David Thoreau's appreciation of nature, was well aware of man's ability to outstrip his environment, but until the 1960s society still trusted man's ingenuity to fix any problem, even as mankind willfully depleted his natural resources.However, Rachel Carson's 1962 publication of Silent Spring demonstrated this trust was misplaced. Her research into the harmful effect of DDT demonstrated that mankind's incautious use of science and technology could destroy the environmental base, that it was a fragile base.It was instinctive then that a Thoreau student, such as Brooks Atkinson, would quickly understand not only the old dangers in mankind's choices, such as deforestation, but also newer problems such as hazardous chemicals, or air and water pollution, that threaten both flora and fauna in This Bright Land of America.

Broadway Scrapbook (The Brooks Atkinson Series)

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Brooks Atkinson’s (1894-1984) long shadow fell on the Broadway theatre district for decades. He was a voice that kept the “Broadway” in Times Square, even when it appeared that the star of this Mecca of Entertainment would dim. Though Broadway changed over time in content and grandeur, his focus on the writing and the acting was clear and motivating for both the players and the audience. A “Brooks Atkinson” hoorah meant money for the producer and playwright, fame for the stars, and entertainment for the crowds, while his razzie foretold a quick decline in attendance and, often, a kiss of death for the production.
Broadway Scrapbook is a collection of Atkinson’s reviews of many of the plays on Broadway from 1934-1947 as well as some of the off-Broadway events that energized the people of New York City during that time. His clear-headed and honest reviews were welcome fodder for the public tired of the contrived play writing of the early 1900s. As a result of his direct attention to detail and the human nature, the theatre grew by showing the warts of society and people who are never as perfect as we would prefer.
As a consequence, “The theatre not only reflected but also created public opinion;” and its plays became “pertinent to the human tradition.”
“It is in historical projects such as this one that Atkinson performs the ultimate connecting of the dots over long periods of time. We see him recognizing other decade-long patterns, … and continuing to elevate his impression of the astonishing creative outbursts that belied the Great Depression’s grueling hardship. The defining characteristics for him — the conclusions he always seeks — have to do with the fundamental originality of the works in question, and in what way they struggle with, or somehow shed new light on, real-life predicaments.”
Nancy Malitz
Founding music critic at USA Today
Editor, Classical Voice North America
Publisher, Chicago On the Aisle

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

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Brooks Atkinson’s (1894-1984)long shadow fell on the Broadway theatre district for decades. He was a voice that kept the “Broadway” in Times Square, even when it appeared that the star of this Mecca of Entertainment would dim. Though Broadway changed over time in content and grandeur, his focus on the writing and the acting was clear and motivating for both the players and the audience. A “Brooks Atkinson” hoorah meant money for the producer and playwright, fame for the stars, and entertainment for the crowds, while his razzie foretold a quick decline in attendance and, often, a kiss of death for the production.
Broadway Scrapbook is a collection of Atkinson’s reviews of many of the plays on Broadway from 1934-1947 as well as some of the off-Broadway events that energized the people of New York City during that time. His clear-headed and honest reviews were welcome fodder for the public tired of the contrived play writing of the early 1900s. As a result of his direct attention to detail and the human nature, the theatre grew by showing the warts of society and people who are never as perfect as we would prefer.
As a consequence, “The theatre not only reflected but also created public opinion;” and its plays became “pertinent to the human tradition.”
“It is in historical projects such as this one that Atkinson performs the ultimate connecting of the dots over long periods of time. We see him recognizing other decade-long patterns, … and continuing to elevate his impression of the astonishing creative outbursts that belied the Great Depression’s grueling hardship. The defining characteristics for him — the conclusions he always seeks — have to do with the fundamental originality of the works in question, and in what way they struggle with, or somehow shed new light on, real-life predicaments.”
Nancy Malitz
Founding music critic at USA Today
Editor, Classical Voice North America
Publisher, Chicago On the Aisle

The Lively Years: 1920-1973 (The Brooks Atkinson Series)

Brooks Atkinson's (1894-1984) long shadow fell on the Broadway theatre district for decades. He was a voice that kept the "Broadway" in Times Square, even when it appeared that the star of this Mecca of Entertainment would dim. Though Broadway changed over time in content and grandeur, his focus on the writing and the acting was clear and motivating for both the players and the audience. A "Brooks Atkinson" hoorah meant money for the producer and playwright, fame for the stars, and entertainment for the crowds, while his razzie foretold a quick decline in attendance and, often, a kiss of death for the production.The Lively Years describes those plays that from 1920-1973 shifted in focus. No longer solely concerned about contrived but happy endings, the theatre grew by showing the warts of society and people who are never as perfect as we would prefer.As a consequence, "The theatre not only reflected but also created public opinion;" and its plays became "pertinent to the human tradition."

Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times drama critic Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984) was not just a writer. Whether climbing or hiking to satisfy his need for nature or visiting other cultures to satisfy a need for adventure, Brooks was using his knack for observation to show a world of color, a world of wonder. Early in his career, he took the time to hike with a friend across the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont, documenting their travels with vivid descriptions of emotion and nature. Join Brooks on his journey as he writes with the relish he felt about the written word and his time on Skyline Promenades. Brooks shows that hiking had the same beauty and exhilaration in 1925 that it has today.

Skyline Promenades: A Potpourri of the White Mountains from 1925 (The Brooks Atkinson Series)

FROM THE ERA OF COTTON to a Golden Era of Space Exploration, Huntsville, Alabama and its people have played a distinctive and important place in the history of not only the Tennessee Valley, but the State of Alabama and the United States of America.Our area contributes so much to the lifeline and soul of so many in this heart of the South, especially as 2019 celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the State of Alabama and the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing.This anthology of history, music and art, Journeys of Huntsville, celebrates these themes in numerous articles, short stories, poems, and images. Included are several articles from Old Huntsville Magazine, the Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society's journal, the Huntsville Historical Review, the Historic Huntsville Foundation, the Huntsville Master Chorale and the Huntsville Museum of Art as well as short stories, poetry and related works from other local authors, writers and poets.

Journeys of Huntsville: Celebrating the Bicentennial of Alabama and the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

History

Historic Huntsville Foundation

Huntsville-MC Historical Society

Old Huntsville Magazine

Americas

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