Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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The Archaeology of Utopian and Intentional Communities

<p>Utopian and intentional communities have dotted the American landscape since the colonial era, yet only in recent decades have archaeologists begun analyzing the material culture left behind by these groups. The case studies in this volume use archaeological evidence to reveal how these communities upheld their societal ideals&mdash;and how some diverged from them in everyday life.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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Notes on the Life and Works of Bernard Romans

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Wild Orchids of the Prairies and Great Plains Region of North America

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Black Art in Brazil: Expressions of Identity

In this book, Kimberly Cleveland analyzes how certain modern and contemporary Brazilian artists visually convey "blackness."

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Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife

Simple steps to bring birds and other wildlife into your yard

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Slave Families and the Hato Economy in Puerto Rico

Makes use of extensive Catholic parish records to provide a comprehensive examination of slavery in Puerto Rico and across the Spanish Caribbean.

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Franciscans and American Indians in Pan- Borderlands Perspective: Adaptation, Negotiation, and Resistance

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First Ladies and Their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas

For as long as orchid hybrids have been made, breeders have been naming them after prominent women of the day. Chadwick &amp; Son Orchids has named and presented namesake cattleyas to nineteen consecutive First Ladies. <em>First Ladies and Their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas</em> tells the story of these nineteen hybrids and the First Ladies they were named after, from Woodrow Wilson&rsquo;s second wife, Edith, who coveted &ldquo;canaries, bourbon, and orchids,&rdquo; through Doctor Jill Biden, who lives just minutes from the Chadwick home in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Mississippian Women

This volume highlights the vital role women played within the diverse societies of the Mississippian world, which spanned the present-day United States South to the Midwest before the seventeenth century.