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  | | Lifeboat by John R. Stilgoe Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2693-3, ISBN: 0-8139-2693-9 "The fire extinguisher; the airline safety card; the lifeboat. Until September 11, 2001, most Americans paid homage to these appurtenances of disaster with a sidelong glance, if at all. But John Stilgoe has been thinking about lifeboats ever since he listened with his father as the kitchen radio announced that the liner Lakonia had caught fire and sunk in the Atlantic. I ..." |
 | | Borderland Origins of the American Suburb, 1820-1939 by John R. Stilgoe Published by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-274-73396-5, ISBN: 0-274-73396-X |
 | | Train Time Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape by John R. Stilgoe Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2831-9, ISBN: 0-8139-2831-1 "Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about t ..." |
 | | Old Fields(1st Edition) Photography, Glamour, and Fantasy Landscape by Professor John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 536 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3515-7, ISBN: 0-8139-3515-6 "Glamour subverts convention. Models, images, and even landscapes can skew ordinary ways of seeing when viewed through the lens of photography, suggesting new worlds imbued with fantasy, mystery, sexuality, and tension.In Old Fields, John Stilgoe―one of the most original observers of his time―offers a poetic and controversial exploration of the generations-long effort to portray glamour. Fusing three forces in contemporary American cult ..." |
 | | The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861(1st Edition) (New York Review Books Classics) by Henry David Thoreau, Damion Searls, John R. Stilgoe, John Stilgoe Paperback, 704 Pages, Published 2009 by Nyrb Classics ISBN-13: 978-1-59017-321-3, ISBN: 1-59017-321-X "Henry David Thoreau's journal was his life's work: the daily practice that accompanied his daily walks; the source from which he drew his books and essays; and perhaps the most searching investigation ever made into the everyday environment, seasonal changes, and the ecology or interrelations among different facets of nature and the moods and mind of the observer. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and is deep ..." |
 | | Common Landscape of America, 1580-1845(Reprint) by Professor John R. Stilgoe Paperback, 444 Pages, Published 1983 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-03046-4, ISBN: 0-300-03046-0 "“A first-rate introduction to a still largely extant North America away from the great cities. This 400-page documentary by a dedicated exploring scholar explains how and why the landscape changed between the times of the early Spanish settlers and the impact of industrialization.”―House and Garden“A remarkable book. John Stilgoe has provided us with a panorama of American land development that is unique in the literature of this filed. ..." |
 | | Train Time(1st Edition) Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape by John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2668-1, ISBN: 0-8139-2668-8 "Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about t ..." |
 | | What Is Landscape?(Reprint) (MIT Press) by John R. Stilgoe, John R., Harvard University Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2018 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-53528-1, ISBN: 0-262-53528-9 "A lexicon and guide for discovering the essence of landscape."Mr. Stilgoe does not ask that we take his book outdoors with us; he believes that reading and experiencing landscapes are activities that should be kept separate. But, as I learned in his book, the hollow storage area in a car driver's door was once a holster, the 'secure nesting place of a pistol.' I recommend you stow your copy there." ―The Wall Street JournalLandscape, Joh ..." |
 | | Landscape and Images by John R. Stilgoe Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3753-3, ISBN: 0-8139-3753-1 "John Stilgoe is just looking around. This is more difficult than it sounds, particularly in our mediated age, when advances in both theory and technology too often seek to replace the visual evidence before our own eyes rather than complement it. We are surrounded by landscapes charged with our past, and yet from our earliest schooldays we are instructed not to stare out the window. Someone who stops to look isn’t only a rarity; he or s ..." |
 | | What Is Landscape? (MIT Press) by John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2015 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-02989-6, ISBN: 0-262-02989-8 "A lexicon and guide for discovering the essence of landscape."Mr. Stilgoe does not ask that we take his book outdoors with us; he believes that reading and experiencing landscapes are activities that should be kept separate. But, as I learned in his book, the hollow storage area in a car driver's door was once a holster, the 'secure nesting place of a pistol.' I recommend you stow your copy there." -- The Wall Street JournalLandscape, ..." |
 | | Lifeboat(1st Edition) by John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2221-8, ISBN: 0-8139-2221-6 "The fire extinguisher; the airline safety card; the lifeboat. Until September 11, 2001, most Americans paid homage to these appurtenances of disaster with a sidelong glance, if at all. But John Stilgoe has been thinking about lifeboats ever since he listened with his father as the kitchen radio announced that the liner Lakonia had caught fire and sunk in the Atlantic. It was Christmas 1963, and airline travel and Cold War paranoia had m ..." |
 | | Metropolitan Corridor Railroads and the American Scene by John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1983 by Yale Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-300-03042-6, ISBN: 0-300-03042-8 "Pathbreaking examination of the impact of railroads on American culture and the built environment. Prof. Stilgoe focuses on how the railroads created metropolitan corridors that not only shaped the landscape but also American attitudes towards industrial might, exploration of the countryside and Nature, and the possibility of an ordered and beautiful future. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos as well as drawings. With ex ..." |
 | | Alongshore(Updated) by Professor John R. Stilgoe Paperback, 456 Pages, Published 1996 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-06017-1, ISBN: 0-300-06017-3 "Along the shore are fishing boats and lighthouses, wharves and piers, resorts and shipwrecks - picturesque vistas that are visited and photographed but have never before been scrutinized from a historical or cultural perspective. In this enchanting book, John R. Stilgoe takes us on a tour of the seacoast, evoking its sights, sounds, and textures, and showing how it illuminates issues of landscape and of American culture. Drawing on sour ..." |
 | | Alongshore(1st Edition) by Professor John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 456 Pages, Published 1994 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-05909-0, ISBN: 0-300-05909-4 "Along the shore are fishing boats and lighthouses, wharves and piers, resorts and shipwrecks - picturesque vistas that are visited and photographed but have never before been scrutinized from a historical or cultural perspective. In this enchanting book, John R. Stilgoe takes us on a tour of the seacoast, evoking its sights, sounds, and textures, and showing how it illuminates issues of landscape and of American culture. Drawing on sour ..." |
 | | Metropolitan Corridor(Updated) Railroads and the American Scene by Professor John R. Stilgoe Paperback, 398 Pages, Published 1983 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-03481-3, ISBN: 0-300-03481-4 "'LONG WITH THE TRANSCON- tinental Limited and dozens of other passenger and freight trains, steam- and ... What Lionel called "electrically controlled accessories" came equipped with multicolored lightbulbs or color-changing lenses, moving cross arms, or even nickeled steel bells. ... it manufactured and advertised miniature replicas of mysterious, electric, seemingly automatic trackside equipment." |
 | | Outside Lies Magic(1st Edition) Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places by John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 1998 by Walker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8027-1340-7, ISBN: 0-8027-1340-8 "Outside Lies Magic is a book about the acute observation of ordinary things, about becoming aware in everyday places, about seeing in utterly new ways, about enriching your life unexpectedly.For more than 20 years, John R. Stilgoe has developed and practiced the art of exploring the everyday world around us, where so much lies hidden just beneath the surface, offering uncommon knowledge if we but know what to look for. In this remarkabl ..." |
 | | Borderland(1st Edition) Origins of the American Suburb, 1820-1939 by John R. Stilgoe Hardcover, 353 Pages, Published 1989 by Yale Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-300-04257-3, ISBN: 0-300-04257-4 "A fascinating prehistory of the American suburb, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to the onset of World War II. Using a rich array of contemporary written and pictorial sources, prize-winning historian John Stilgoe guides us through the early suburbs of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago, and other cities, showing us not only what they looked like but what life was like for the men and women who lived there. Highly readable and generously i ..." |
 | | Outside Lies Magic Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places by Professor John R. Stilgoe, John R. Stilgos Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1999 by Walker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8027-7563-4, ISBN: 0-8027-7563-2 "Outside Lies Magic is a book about the acute observation of ordinary things, about becoming aware in everyday places, about seeing in utterly new ways, about enriching your life unexpectedly.For more than 20 years, John R. Stilgoe has developed and practiced the art of exploring the everyday world around us, where so much lies hidden just beneath the surface, offering uncommon knowledge if we but know what to look for. In this remarkabl ..." |
 | | Old Fields Photography, Glamour, and Fantasy Landscape by John R. Stilgoe 536 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3516-4, ISBN: 0-8139-3516-4 "Wartime fashion and cheesecake photography obscure the more creative, idiosyncratic personal enthusiast effort almost swamped by cinema andtelevision after World War II. Glamour photographers ... Cynthia Buck, Suzanne Jevne, Jacquelyn Paradise, and Marcia Zottoli Stone, all patient models from highschool days. Anthony Ferranti, owner ofthe ... And I thank my editors at the University of Virginia Press, Ruth Melville, Ellen Satrom, a ..." |
 | | Train Time Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape by John R. Stilgoe 304 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3050-3, ISBN: 0-8139-3050-2 "Fifer, Valerie J. “Transcontinental: The Political Word.” Geographical Journal 144 (November 1978), 438–49. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner's, 1925. Fleming Mail Catcherand Deliverer Company. Directions for Using Fleming Mail Catcherand Deliverer. Erie, Pa.: Fleming, 1898. Frailey, Fred W.“Blank Bullet.” Trains 63 (February 2003), 32–43. Frank, JosephH. “ Philadelphia Trackless Trolleys.”Electric Lines5 (J ..." |
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