Technology in the Garden: Research Parks and Regional Economic Development

Book Description

This digital document is an article from Planning, published by American Planning Association on February 1, 1992. The length of the article is 710 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Technology in the Garden: Research Parks and Regional Economic Development. (book reviews)
Author: Harold Henderson
Publication: Planning (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1992
Publisher: American Planning Association
Volume: v58 Issue: n2 Page: p30(3)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Book Description

This thoroughly revised, entirely rewritten edition of what is the essential reference on California's diverse and ever-changing vegetation now brings readers the most authoritative, state-of-the-art view of California's plant ecosystems available. Integrating decades of research, leading community ecologists and field botanists describe and classify California's vegetation types, identify environmental factors that determine the distribution of vegetation types, analyze the role of disturbance regimes in vegetation dynamics, chronicle change due to human activities, identify conservation issues, describe restoration strategies, and prioritize directions for new research. Several new chapters address statewide issues such as the historic appearance and impact of introduced and invasive plants, the soils of California, and more.

Average customer rating:

Terrestrial Vegetation of California
BARBOUR TERREST
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Amazon.com

This engaging resource contains information about 800 black historic sites in 42 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Often, they are places where people lived, such as the Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio; or the Blanche K. Bruce house in Washington, D.C., home of the second black man who served in the U.S. Senate. But there are also schools, hospitals, clubs, colleges, forts, cemeteries, and more. The listings (organized alphabetically by state), include brief descriptions and addresses, making this useful for those curious about black historic sites in their town or state or for anyone planning a vacation tour of historic sites.

Book Description

Culled from the records of the National Register of Historic Places, a roster of all types of significant properties across the United States, African American Historic Places includes over 800 places in 42 states and two U.S. territories that have played a role in black American history. Banks, cemeteries, clubs, colleges, forts, homes, hospitals, schools, and shops are but a few of the types of sites explored in this volume, which is an invaluable reference guide for researchers, historians, preservationists, and anyone interested in African American culture. Also included are eight insightful essays on the African American experience, from migration to the role of women, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement. The authors represent academia, museums, historic preservation, and politics, and utilize the listed properties to vividly illustrate the role of communities and women, the forces of migration, the influence of the arts and heritage preservation, and the struggles for freedom and civil rights. Together they lead to a better understanding of the contributions of African Americans to American history. They illustrate the events and people, the designs and achievements that define African American history. And they pay powerful tribute to the spirit of black America.

Black Heritage Sites: An African American Odyssey and Finder's Guide

Average customer rating:

Black Heritage Sites: An African American Odyssey and Finder's Guide
Nancy C. Curtis
Manufacturer: American Library Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Social History | Historical Study | History | Subjects | Books

General | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Guidebooks | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

Tourist Destinations & Museums | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

Directories | Catalogs & Directories | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Travel Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0838906435

Somerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritage

Average customer rating:

Great Story, not Great History
An inspirational testimony to the importance of family
The best African American family history since "Roots".
Excellent history of the Littlejohn family

Somerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritage
Dorothy Spruill Redford
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

African-American & Black | Ethnic & National | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Americas | History | Subjects | Books

Slavery & Emancipation | World | History | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Biographies & Memoirs | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Nonfiction | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0807848433
Release Date: 2000-02-16

Book Description

In 1860, Somerset Place was one of the most successful plantations in North Carolina--and its owner one of the largest slaveholders in the state. More than 300 slaves worked the plantation's fields at the height of its prosperity; but nearly 125 years later, the only remembrance of their lives at Somerset, now a state historic site, was a lonely wooden sign marked "Site of Slave Quarters."

Somerset Homecoming, first published in 1989, is the story of one woman's unflagging efforts to recover the history of her ancestors, slaves who had lived and worked at Somerset Place. Traveling down winding southern roads, through county courthouses and state archives, and onto the front porches of people willing to share tales handed down through generations, Dorothy Spruill Redford spent ten years tracing the lives of Somerset's slaves and their descendants. Her endeavors culminated in the joyous, nationally publicized homecoming she organized that brought together more than 2,000 descendants of the plantation's slaves and owners and marked the beginning of a campaign to turn Somerset Place into a remarkable resource for learning about the history of both African Americans and whites in the region.

Customer Reviews:

Great Story, not Great History.......2002-11-27

Spruill-Redford's book paints a beautifully accurate picture of North Eastern North Carolina. Her dedication to discovering the truth about her ancestors is admirable and thorough. The only caveat is Spruill-Redford's sweeping statements about the history of Somerset. She is inclined to believe that the reason behind all of the Collins' actions is to further their control over their slaves. Their conscious effort to keep families together, in example, is just one more way for the Collins' men to keep their slaves from running away. While this may have been, even probably was, the case, presenting that opinion as a definite is bad historical practice. Several examples of similar conclusions could be cited. The book must be understood as one woman's journey to uncover the lives of a people whose story desperately needed to be told, but not as an inherently fair historical document. Bias marred an otherwise admirable venture. It is reasonable to expect a reader, however, to pick up on these statements and analyze them accordingly. Somerset Homecoming is nonetheless a must-read, especially for locals.

An inspirational testimony to the importance of family.......2001-12-16

In this book, Dorothy Redford shows the power of tenacity and courage. She had a dream--to uncover the past, to discover the story of her enslaved ancestors--and she sacrificed and toiled until she found out the truth, bit by bit. The inspiration is that she did not stop there. Now she lives that dream by educating others, both by her book and at the plantation where she is executive director, about the reality of slavery life. I recommend this book highly to anyone who admires or hopes to immulate someone who has realized a dream.

The best African American family history since "Roots"........1998-11-11

I read this the first time because it was a new genealogy book at my local library. More than just an engaging story about a woman's search for a heritage to pass down to her daughter, it also qualifies itself as the best "How To" on African-American Genealogy, because in the course of telling her story, Ms. Redford explains how she found her information. I recommend it all the time to friends researching African American family history.

Excellent history of the Littlejohn family.......1998-04-23

I thought this was an excellent history of not only plantation slavery in America, but also the dedication of an individual to find out their heritage.

The African American Experience (American Historic Places)

Average customer rating:

The book is very welll written.

The African American Experience (American Historic Places)
Ray Spangenburg , and Diane K. Moser
Manufacturer: Facts on File
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0816034001

Customer Reviews:

The book is very welll written........1999-09-14

The book is very well written it starts from the beginning of black history in America to the racial segregation of today, from the good to the bad. If you want to read an entreging and historical book about black history read this.

Biographical Supplement and Index (Young Oxford History of African Americans, V. 11)

Average customer rating:

Biographical Supplement and Index (Young Oxford History of African Americans, V. 11)
David M. P. Freund , and Marya Annette McQuirter
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Reference & Nonfiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Genealogy | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

Book Description

The 10 volumes of The Young Oxford History of African Americans describe how black Americans shaped and changed the history of this nation. Starting in 1502, more than a century before the day in 1619 when 19 Africans stepped off a Dutch ship in Jamestown, Virginia, the series ends with the relationship between West Indian immigrants and African Americans in large cities like New York in the late 20th century. This ready reference provides the perfect ending to a comprehensive history of African Americans. Included are the master index for the series and an extensive list of historic sites and museums related to the history of African Americans. The bulk of the volume, however, contains the personal histories of many of the people who appear in the previous 10 volumes. Each biography takes a close look at the famous and the lesser-known, revealing the backgrounds, experiences, and contributions of African Americans who were involved in the key events in American history. In addition to well-known facts, the biographies include much here that will surprise and fascinate readers. Muhammad Ali's brash and playful public persona earned him the nickname the "Louisville Lip"; Bill Cosby got his start while working in a Philadelphia coffee-house; and Madam C. J. Walker owned a mail-order and beauty school company that became one of the most profitable independently-owned businesses in the country around 1910. The portraits are as varied as the history itself, setting former slaves next to committed civil rights workers, prize-winning poets next to successful politicians. Volume 11 of The Young Oxford History of African Americans completes the fascinating and compelling story of nearly five centuries of African-American history. It is an exceptional resource for young adults and all who value the remarkable accomplishments of African Americans.

The City of Frederick Douglass: Rochester's African-American People and Places

Average customer rating:

The City of Frederick Douglass: Rochester's African-American People and Places
Eugene E. Du Bois , and Eugene E. Dubois
Manufacturer: Landmark Society of Western New York
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Historic Speeches of African Americans (The African-American Experience)

Average customer rating:

Right speakers, Wrong speeches!

Historic Speeches of African Americans (The African-American Experience)

Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

jp-unknown1 | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0531110346

Customer Reviews:

Right speakers, Wrong speeches!.......1999-01-23

At first glance, Halliburton's book appears to be a useful text to introduce the leading black speakers and speeches to students. On a closer examination, however, one finds that with the exception of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream," the most salient speeches in black history have been forgotten. While he includes works by Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker Washington, and Malcolm X, for example, the selected speeches of these leaders are not exemplary, historically significant, or philosophically representative. How can one not included Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?", Douglass' "What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?", Washington's "Atlanta Exposition Address," or Malcom X's "The Ballot Or the Bullet"-just to name a few of the many glaring omissions. In short, he has all the right historical figures, but almost none of their significant works. As a result, the book is a poor anthology of black rhetoric and black history.

Landmarks of African American History (American Landmarks)

Average customer rating:

Helpful Resource

Landmarks of African American History (American Landmarks)
James Oliver Horton
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Children's Books | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Teens | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 0195141180

Book Description

In Landmarks of African American History, James Oliver Horton chooses thirteen historic sites to explore the struggles and triumphs of African Americans and how they helped shape the rich and varied history of the United States. Horton begins with the first Africans brought to Jamestown, Virginia, and the start of slavery in the colonies that became the United States. Boston's Old State House provides the backdrop to the martyrdom of Crispus Attucks, the former slave killed in the Boston Massacre, the confrontation with British troops that led to the American Revolution. After the Civil War, former slaves settled the desolate area of Nicodemus, Kansas, and turned it into a thriving community. The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Boston's Old State House illustrate African American contributions to the defense of their country and reveal racial tensions within the military. And the black students who demanded service at Woolworth's racially segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, launched the sit-in movement and advanced the fight for civil rights. Horton brings together a wide variety of African American historical sites to tell of the glory and hardship, of the great achievement and determination, of the people and events that have shaped the values, ideals, and dreams of our nation.

Customer Reviews:

Helpful Resource.......2006-07-14

This book is very helpful if you are teaching a course in American history or African-American studies. I used it specifically for the chapter on Jamestown and found it a good starting point for students.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (Virtual Field Trips)

Average customer rating:

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (Virtual Field Trips)
Wim Coleman , and Pat Perrin
Manufacturer: Myreportlinks.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Teens | Subjects | Books

Historical | Biographies & Memoirs | Teens | Subjects | Books

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books