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Tulsa's Haunted Memories
by Teri FrenchWelcome to a window into the past. Tulsa's Haunted Memories explores the forgotten history and lost folklore of "America's Most Beautiful City." Tulsa's haunting history will captivate the reader with the secrets it holds from its intriguing past. Mystery and mystique follow Tulsa's urban legends and prove that truth can be stranger than fiction. Once known as the oil capital of the world, its streets were not only lined in "Black Gold," but also tales of a time when ruthlessness and lawlessness ruled the city. Discover these places and stories that have left their ghostly impressions on Tulsa.
Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District: From Riot To Renaissance In Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District (Images of America)
by Hannibal B. JohnsonIn the early 1900s, an indomitable entrepreneurial spirit brought national renown to Tulsa's historic African American community, the Greenwood District. This "Negro Wall Street" bustled with commercial activity. In 1921, jealously, land lust, and racism swelled in sectors of white Tulsa, and white rioters seized upon what some derogated as "Little Africa," leaving death and destruction in their wake. In an astounding resurrection, the community rose from the ashes of what was dubbed the Tulsa Race Riot with renewed vitality and splendor, peaking in the 1940s. In the succeeding decades, changed social and economic conditions sparked a prodigious downward spiral. Today's Greenwood District bears little resemblance to the black business mecca of yore. Instead, it has become part of something larger: an anchor to a rejuvenated arts, entertainment, educational, and cultural hub abutting downtown Tulsa.
Tuna Melts My Heart: The Underdog with the Overbite
by Courtney DasherTuna’s cartoonish looks—with an exaggerated overbite, a recessed jawline, and a wrinkly neck—are truly one of a kind. And yet his quirky appearance is no match for his unique perspective on life, overcoming his proclivity for staying in bed all day to keep his eye on the (bacon-flavored) prize. <P><P> Teaming up with his owner, Courtney Dasher, Tuna shares a behind-the-scenes look at his daily exploits, which include sleeping, sunbathing, wearing bow ties, playing with toys, and melting hearts. <P> Packed with witty and endearing images of this ridiculously adorable pup, Tuna Melts My Heart is sure to delight the underdogs in us all!
Tunbridge World's Fair, The
by Euclid FarnhamSince its opening in 1867, the Tunbridge World's Fair has drawn hundreds of thousands of people to its one-of-a-kind event, showcasing the best of regional agriculture and entertainment. The fair, originally intended to determine who owned the fastest horse or best-looking cow, began as an improvised event in farmer Elisha Lougee's North Tunbridge pasture and quickly grew into the complex it is today, with well-developed fairgrounds centered around a half-mile racetrack. During the 1929 fair, the Log Cabin Museum was opened with many local residents reenacting the skills of the early settlers. Over the generations, the fair has matured into the best of its kind in northern New England.
Tune In Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-time Radio, 1925-1976
by John DunningReadable short accounts of every old radio show you could possibly be interested in.
The Tunic Bible: One Pattern, Interchangeable Pieces, Ready-to-Wear Results!
by Sarah Gunn Julie StarrThe only tunic pattern you'll ever need! Sew the perfect tunic to express your style—from simple and modest to daring and chic! Mix and match collars, neck plackets, and sleeves for an endless variety of professional, store-quality results. Stitch up a sharp bodice pattern, designed to fit sizes XS to XXL, in assorted lengths, styles, and trims. Well respected in the sewing industry for their pattern reviews and online garment challenges, Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr make the tunic accessible and exciting for those with basic sewing skills and beyond. • Create chic, ready-to-wear tunics with a multi-length, graded pattern and expert construction tips • Choose your style—casual, preppy, boho, or glamorous—with interchangeable sleeves, neck plackets, and collars • Get advice on shopping for fabric and trims, guided by a huge gallery of inspiring tunic tops
Tuning Out Blackness: Race & Nation in the History of Puerto Rican Television
by Yeidy M. RiveroTuning Out Blackness fills a glaring omission in U. S. and Latin American television studies by looking at the history of Puerto Rican television. In exploring the political and cultural dynamics that have shaped racial representations in Puerto Rico's commercial media from the late 1940s to the 1990s, Yeidy M. Rivero advances critical discussions about race, ethnicity, and the media. She shows that televisual representations of race have belied the racial egalitarianism that allegedly pervades Puerto Rico's national culture. White performers in blackface have often portrayed "blackness" in local television productions, while black actors have been largely excluded. Drawing on interviews, participant observation, archival research, and textual analysis, Rivero considers representations of race in Puerto Rico, taking into account how they are intertwined with the island's status as a U. S. commonwealth, its national culture, its relationship with Cuba before the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and the massive influx of Cuban migrants after 1960. She focuses on locally produced radio and television shows, particular television events, and characters that became popular media icons--from the performer Ramn Rivero's use of blackface and "black" voice in the 1940s and 1950s, to the battle between black actors and television industry officials over racism in the 1970s, to the creation, in the 1990s, of the first Puerto Rican situation comedy featuring a black family. As the twentieth century drew to a close, multinational corporations had purchased all Puerto Rican stations and threatened to wipe out locally produced programs. Tuning Out Blackness brings to the forefront the marginalization of nonwhite citizens in Puerto Rico's media culture and raises important questions about the significance of local sites of television production.
Tunisian Crochet Workshop: The Complete Guide to Modern Tunisian Crochet Stitches, Techniques and Patterns
by Michelle RobinsonThe complete guide to modern Tunisian crochet stitches, techniques and patterns
The Tunnel at the End of the Light: Essays On Movies And Politics
by Jim Shepard"Shepard may be the best lesser-known film critic." —The New York Times Book Review The first book of nonfiction from one of our great fiction writers. Given that most Americans proudly consider themselves non-political, where do our notions of collective responsibility come from? Which self-deceptions, when considering ourselves as actors on the world stage, do we cling to most tenaciously? Why do we so stubbornly believe, for example, that our country always means well when intervening abroad? The Tunnel at the End of the Light argues that some of our most persistent and destructive assumptions, in that regard, might come from the movies. In these ten essays Jim Shepard weaves close readings of film with cultural criticism to explore the ways in which movies work so ubiquitously to reflect how Americans think and act. Whether assessing the “high-spirited glee of American ruthlessness” captured in GoodFellas, or finding in Lawrence of Arabia a “portrait of the lunatic serenity of our leaders’ conviction in the face of all evidence and their own lack of knowledge,” he explores how we enter into conversations with specific genres and films—Chinatown, The Third Man, and Badlands among others—in order to construct and refine our most cherished illusions about ourselves.
Tunnelling: Management by Design
by Alan Muir WoodTunnelling has become a fragmented process, excessively influenced by lawyers'notions of confrontational contractual bases. This prevents the pooling of skills, essential to the achievement of the promoters' objectives. Tunnelling: Management by Design seeks the reversal of this trend. After a brief historical treatment of selected developments, th
Turbine Racing in Seattle (Images of Sports)
by David D. WilliamsHydroplane racing captured the heart and soul of Seattle in the early 1950s and never let go. No Seahawks, Sonics, or Mariners game has come close to drawing one-quarter of the audience that watches the hydroplanes race. The unmistakable sound of the boats' huge motors was as big an attraction as the racing itself. In the mid-1980s, something began to change. The distinctive roar of the old Thunderboats gave way to the whoosh of the turbine. The old names like Muncey and Chenoweth were replaced by new names like Hanauer and Villwock.
Türen im Duett: Autorinnen aus Ost und West im poetischen Dialog
by maki starfield/Yesim AgaogleEin literarischer Dialog zweier Schriftstellerinnen aus verschiedenen Kulturen und Kontinenten, die das gemeinsam und getrennt Erlebte in Worte bringen.
The Turing Machinists
by M. E. ReidAt seventeen, Del’s world seems to be falling apart. He’s managed his Asperger’s well, has a solid group of friends in his special needs class at school, and even manages to get by among people who don’t understand his brand of communication. But his parents are splitting up, and Del is certain he can save his family. To do it, he decides he needs to live out his father’s dream of musical stardom. He gets together with some of his friends and they form The Turing Machinists, an all-Asperger’s rock band. But they’ll need help – and Del seeks that help in the form of his neighbour, a reclusive rock legend who would rather have nothing to do with the music scene.
Turismo e Viagem no Egito Antigo
by Andrea Cruz Miranda Goodall Mohammed Yehia Z. Ahmed"Dai pão a quem tem fome, água a quem tem sede, vista quem não tem roupa e um barco para aqueles que não têm [...]". Este é um texto egípcio antigo, que mostra como viajar era uma atividade humana impotante nos tempos antigos. Os estudiosos classificaram agora mobilidade para viagens e turismo. Além disso, existem vários tipos e finalidades de turismo e viagens e este não era o mesmo entre os primeiros países consequentemente mudando ao longo do tempo. O livro “Turismo e Viagem no Egito Antigo” levanta muitas perguntas que nós ainda não temos respostas precisas. Portanto, este livro tem como objetivo investigar estas preocupações. Para responder a estas perguntas, foram selecionadas as abordagens analíticas e descritivas para realizar o trabalho. Isso inclui análises das pinturas nas paredes dos túmulos e templos onde são consideradas as fontes ilustrativas, bem como as fontes textuais com base na literatura e escritos egípcios. O livro conclui que a viagem era algo corriqueiro no antigo Egito desde os tempos pré-dinásticos. Ao aplicar os termos e noção da indústria do turismo contemporânea, de fato, os antigos egípcios conheciam diversas formas de turismo e viagens, tais como viagens domésticas e internacionais, lazer, negócios e viagens de aventura.
Turismo e Viaggio nell'Antico Egitto
by Mohammed Yehia Z. Ahmed E. A.“Dai pane agli affamati, acqua agli assetati, vestiti ai nudi e una barca a chi non ne ha […]”. Questo antico tesyo egizio mostra come il viaggio fosse una attività significativa nei tempi antichi. Gli studiosi hanno classificato la mobilità del viaggio e del turismo. Inoltre, esistono diversi tipi e obiettivi di viaggio e Turismo e questo non accadeva per tutte le nazioni, cambiano anche nel corso del tempo. Il viaggio in Antico Egitto solleva molte domande, ancora senza risposta; per questo, il libro tenta di investigare su questi argomenti. Per rispondere, si utilizza un approccio analitico e descrittivo. Si analizzano altresì i dipinti delle tombe e dei templi, considerati come risorse pittoriche, così come le fonti scritte della letteratura e dei testi egiziani. Applicando i concetti e la nozione di turismo in chiave contemporanea, invece, risulta che gli Egiziani conoscessero diverse forme di turismo e di viaggio, come il viaggio domestico e internazionale, viaggio di piacere, d’affari e d’avventura. Il nuovo libro presenta una ricerca circa uno dei più antichi e misteriosi argomenti della cultura egizia, finora poco trattato. Si parla del “viaggio nell’Antico Egitto”, incontrando così gli interessi non solo degli Egittologi, degli studiosi di turismo e storia, ma anche di tutte quelle persone e dei lettori interessati a riconoscere somiglianze e differenze del viaggio del mondo antico e moderno.
El Turismo y los Viajes en el Antiguo Egipto: Viaje como un Egipcio
by Mohammed Yehia Z. Ahmed"Da pan al hambriento, agua al sediento, ropa al desnudo y un barco a los que no tienen [...]". Es un antiguo texto egipcio que muestra cuánto viajar era una actividad humana importante en los tiempos antiguos. Los especialistas ahora han clasificado la movilidad en las categorías de los viajes y el turismo. Además, existen varios tipos y propósitos de turismo y viajes y esto no era lo mismo entre las primeras naciones, por lo tanto ellos están cambiando en el transcurso del tiempo. El viaje en el antiguo Egipto plantea muchas cuestiones a las cuales todavía no tenemos respuestas precisas, por lo tanto este libro pretende investigar estos temas. Para responder a estas preguntas, los enfoques analíticos y descriptivos fueron elegidos lo que permito llevar a cabo este trabajo. Esto incluye análisis de las pinturas murales de las tumbas y los templos que se consideran como la fuente pictórica así como de las fuentes escritas extraídas de la literatura y los escritos egipcios. El libro concluye que el viaje era conocido en el antiguo Egipto desde los tiempos predinásticos. Si aplicamos la terminología y los conceptos actuales de la industria del turismo, de hecho los antiguos egipcios conocían varias formas de turismo y viajes como los viajes internos e internacionales, los viajes de ocio, negocios y aventuras. Este nuevo libro presenta el resultado de investigaciones sobre uno de los temas misteriosos relacionados con los antiguos egipcios y que fue objeto de descubrimientos e investigaciones insatisfactorias, trata del tema de "los viajes en el antiguo Egipto". Responde a los intereses no sólo de los egiptólogos y los especialistas en historia y turismo, sino también de todos los seres humanos y más generalmente de los lectores que tienen una inclinación a comparar y distinguir las diferencias y similitudes entre los viajes en los tiempos antiguos y los de ahora. Este libro ofrece descripciones muy detalladas de los via
Turkish German Cinema in the New Millennium
by Sabine Hake Barbara MennelIn the last five years of the twentieth century, films by the second and third generation of the so-called German guest workers exploded onto the German film landscape. Self-confident, articulate, and dynamic, these films situate themselves in the global exchange of cinematic images, citing and rewriting American gangster narratives, Kung Fu action films, and paralleling other emergent European minority cinemas. This, the first book-length study on the topic, will function as an introduction to this emergent and growing cinema and offer a survey of important films and directors of the last two decades. In addition, it intervenes in the theoretical debates about Turkish German culture by engaging with different methodological approaches that originate in film studies.
Turks, Jews, and Other Germans in Contemporary Art
by Peter ChametzkyThe first book to examine multicultural visual art in Germany, discussing more than thirty contemporary artists and arguing for a cosmopolitan Germanness.With Turks, Jews, and Other Germans in Contemporary Art, Peter Chametzky presents a view of visual culture in Germany that leaves behind the usual suspects--those artists who dominate discussions of contemporary German art, including Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer, and Rosemarie Trockel--and instead turns to those artists not as well known outside Germany, including Maziar Moradi, Hito Steyerl, and Tanya Ury. In this first book-length examination of Germany's multicultural art scene, Chametzky explores the work of more than thirty German artists who are (among other ethnicities) Turkish, Jewish, Arab, Asian, Iranian, Sinti and Roma, Balkan, and Afro-German. With a title that echoes Peter Gay's 1978 collection of essays, Freud, Jews and Other Germans, this book, like Gay's, rejects the idea of "us" and "them" in German culture. Discussing artworks in a variety of media that both critique and expand notions of identity and community, Chametzky offers a counternarrative to the fiction of an exclusively white, Christian German culture, arguing for a cosmopolitan Germanness. He considers works that deploy critical, confrontational, and playful uses of language, especially German and Turkish; that assert the presence of "foreign bodies" among the German body politic; that grapple with food as a cultural marker; that engage with mass media; and that depict and inhabit spaces imbued with the element of time. American discussions of German contemporary art have largely ignored the emergence of non-ethnic Germans as some of Germany's most important visual artists. Turks, Jews, and Other Germans in Contemporary Art fills this gap.
Turks, Repertories, and the Early Modern English Stage (Early Modern Literature in History)
by Mark HutchingsThis book considers the relationship between the vogue for putting the Ottoman Empire on the English stage and the repertory system that underpinned London playmaking. The sheer visibility of 'the Turk' in plays staged between 1567 and 1642 has tended to be interpreted as registering English attitudes to Islam, as articulating popular perceptions of Anglo-Ottoman relations, and as part of a broader interest in the wider world brought home by travellers, writers, adventurers, merchants, and diplomats. Such reports furnished playwrights with raw material which, fashioned into drama, established ‘the Turk’ as a fixture in the playhouse. But it was the demand for plays to replenish company repertories to attract London audiences that underpinned playmaking in this period. Thus this remarkable fascination for the Ottoman Empire is best understood as a product of theatre economics and the repertory system, rather than taken directly as a measure of cultural and historical engagement.
Turlock (Images of America)
by Thea Sonntag Harris Kristen Santos Monica Harris Phyllis SoderstromTurlock, like many communities across America, can trace its early development to one individual. John William Mitchell, wheat producer and entrepreneur, brought the Southern Pacific Railroad and a depot to what would become Turlock. This transportation link was the catalyst that brought business proprietors and settlers to the area and changed the 1850s settlement into an organized town. At the turn of the 20th century, the Turlock Irrigation district, the first California district under the Wright Act of 1887, brought water to the valley. A dam and system of canals provided the needed resources for crop diversification and the development of agricultural industry that changed the small town into a culturally rich, successful city. This volume focuses on the evolution of Turlock from the 1850s to 1950s.
Turn It Up!: Practice Makes Pitch Perfect
by Jen CalonitaFrom the author of the Fairy Tale Reform School and the Belles series comes a contemporary YA that sings with hilarity and fun.The Nightingales are in a serious funk. Bradley Academy's all-girl a cappella group used to be the pride of the sunshine state, but the Nightingales have recently fallen out of harmony. Best friends and co-captains Lidia Sato and Sydney Marino haven't been speaking ever since a boy came between them. And not just any boy-none other than Griffin Mancini, the lead singer of Bradley Academy's smug all-boy a capella group, the Kingfishers. The Nightingales have no chance of making it to the big state final if their captains are at each other's throats. Their only hope is new girl Julianna Ramirez. But in addition to her serious pipes, she has some serious stage fright. The Nightingales will have to come together if they want to shine at the upcoming competition and restore the group to its former glory.Turn It Up! follows Lidia, Sydney, and Julianna through the ups and downs of friendship, romance, competition, and finding the perfect song!
Turn-of-the-Century Farm Tools and Implements
by Henderson Co.Published in 1898, this abundantly illustrated trade catalog advertised tools, fertilizers, insecticides, and other essentials for the turn-of-the-century garden, farm, greenhouse, lawn, orchard, poultry yard, stable, and household. Includes butter printers, cast-iron field rollers, broadcast seeders, corn harvesters and huskers, root cutters, cider mills, veterinary remedies, and more. Approximately 680 black-and-white illustrations.
Turn-of-the-Century House Designs: With Floor Plans, Elevations and Interior Details of 24 Residences
by William T. ComstockThis inexpensive archive of handsome turn-of-the-century designs reprinted directly from a rare late Victorian volume contains plans for a variety of suburban and country homes that are both aesthetically appealing and moderate in cost. Included are plans for 24 cottages and houses in a wide range of styles, among them Queen Anne, Eastlake, and Colonial. Over 130 illustrations — floor plans, elevations, perspective views, and more — enhance the text, which is further supplemented by two informative and useful articles: "Suggestions on House Building," by A. W. Cobb, describes the process of building a home, from the first sketches offered by the architect to his client, to property selection, scale drawings, and details of construction. “How to Plumb a Suburban House,” by Leonard D. Hosford, provided the late Victorian era homeowner with valuable advice about sewage disposal.Restorers of old houses, preservationists, and students of American architectural history will welcome this treasury of authentic century-old plans and details. Students of social history will also find it an excellent reference.
Turn-of-the-Century Photographs from San Diego, Texas
by Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm Sara R. MasseySituated in the South Texas borderlands some fifty miles west of Corpus Christi, San Diego was a thriving town already a hundred years old at the turn of the twentieth century. With a population that was 90 percent Mexican or Mexican American and 10 percent Anglo, the bicultural community was the seat of Duval County and a prosperous town of lumberyards, banks, mercantile stores, and cotton gins, which also supplied the needs of area ranchers and farmers. Though Anglos dominated its economic and political life, San Diego was culturally Mexican, and Mexican Americans as well as Anglos built successful businesses and made fortunes. This collection of nearly one hundred photographs from the estate of amateur photographer William Hoffman captures the cosmopolitan town of San Diego at a vibrant moment in its history between 1898 and 1909. Grouped into the categories women and their jobs, local homes, men and their businesses, children at school and church, families and friends, and entertainment about town, the photos offer an immediate visual understanding of the cultural and economic life of the community, enhanced by detailed captions that identify the subjects and circumstances of the photos. An introductory historical chapter constitutes the first published history of Duval County, which was one of the most important areas of South Texas in the early twentieth century.
Turn-of-the-Century Tile Designs in Full Color
by L. FrancoisCarefully selected from a rare 1905 French tile catalog, this splendid full-color collection of tile designs features scores of eye-catching motifs. A valuable resource for today's artists and designers, this volume of authentic images can also serve as inspiration for craftspeople working in a variety of areas. The 250 illustrations include panels and borders of all sizes, decorated with lotus blossoms, lilies-of-the-valley, irises, and other delicate florals; multicolored designs promoting meat markets, dairies, and other commercial establishments; decorative wall tiles for bathrooms; stenciled friezes with ornate floral and foliate motifs; vibrantly colored enameled squares; geometrics; and much more. Rich in Art Nouveau flavor and elegance, these versatile copyright-free designs not only constitute an invaluable archive of usable art and design inspiration but also a magnificent browsing book for lovers of the decorative arts.