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The National Archives of the United States
by Viola, Herman J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.
- ISBN 10
- 0810913674
- ISBN 13
- 9780810913677
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1984. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Wallen, Jonathan (Photographer). Illustrations (many in color). Bibliography. Index. Introduction by David McCullough. Foreword by Robert M. Warner. From a website posting: "Dr. Herman J. Viola is a curator emeritus at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. A specialist on the history of the American West, he served as director of the Museum's National Anthropological Archives in addition to organizing two major exhibitions for the Smithsonian. "Magnificent Voyagers" told the story of the United State Exploring Expedition of 1838-42, and "Seeds of Change" examined the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and the New Worlds as a result of the Christopher Columbus voyages of discovery. Prior to joining the staff of the Smithsonian Institution in 1972, he was an archivist at the National Archives of the United States, where he launched and was first editor of Prologue: The Journal of the National Archives. Dr. Viola's research specialties include the American Indian, the Civil War, and the exploration of the American West. He has authored numerous books on these topics, including Exploring the West, After Columbus, Warrior Artists, and The North American Indians. He is also the author of the middle school social studies textbook, Why We Remember. His most recent book, Little Bighorn Remembered: the Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand, was selected by both Book of the Month Club and the Quality Paperback Club, and was a primary selection of the History Club. Dr. Viola received his B.A. and M.A. from Marquette University, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University/Bloomington. He has an honorary doctor degree from Wittingberg University, Springfield, Ohio." From Wikipedia: "David Gaub McCullough was an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. [2] He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968); and he has since written eight more on such topics as Harry S Truman, John Adams, and the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough has also narrated multiple documentaries, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; and he hosted American Experience for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. McCullough's most recent history, The Greater Journey (2011), is about Americans in Paris from the 1830s to the 1900s. Also fron WIkipedia: "The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. [5] NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The chief administrator of NARA is the Archivist of the United States, who not only maintains the official documentation of the passage of amendments to the U.S. Constitution by state legislatures, but has the authority to declare when the constitutional threshold for passage has been reached, and therefore when an act has become an amendment."
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- Seller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 67044
- Title
- The National Archives of the United States
- Author
- Viola, Herman J
- Illustrator
- Wallen, Jonathan (Photographer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first edition/first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0810913674
- ISBN 13
- 9780810913677
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Presidency, Genealogy, General Welfare, Common Defense, Charters of Freedom, Matthew Brady, Patent Drawings
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