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Author | : Andrea Zimmerman |
Publisher | : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2011-03-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781589809543 |
Download Eliza's Cherry Trees Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents the story of Eliza Scidmore, a world traveler, writer, photographer, and peace advocate who, after years of persistence, planted cherry trees all across Washington, D.C.
Author | : Diana P. Parsell |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2023-02-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0192889990 |
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'A wonderful connecting of two women writers' stories more than a century apart.' Julia Kuehn, The University of Hong Kong The first-ever biography of the pioneering female journalist who fought to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington, DC Every age has strong, independent women who defy the gender conventions of their era to follow their hearts and minds. Eliza Scidmore was one such maverick. Born on the American frontier just before the Civil War, she rose from modest beginnings to become a journalist who roamed far and wide writing about distant places for readers back home. By her mid-20s she had visited more places than most people would see in a lifetime. By the end of the nineteenth century, her travels were so legendary she was introduced at a meeting in London as “Miss Scidmore, of everywhere.” In what has become her best-known legacy, Scidmore carried home from Japan a big idea that helped shape the face of modern Washington: she urged the city's park officials to plant Japanese cherry trees on a reclaimed mud bank-today's Potomac Park. Though they rebuffed her suggestion several times, she finally got her way nearly three decades later thanks to the support of First Lady Helen Taft. Scidmore was a “Forrest Gump” of her day who bore witness to many important events and rubbed elbows with famous people, from John Muir and Alexander Graham Bell to U.S presidents and Japanese leaders. She helped popularize Alaska tourism during the birth of the cruise industry, and educated readers about Japan and other places in the Far East at a time of expanding U.S. interests across the Pacific. At the early National Geographic, she made a lasting mark as the first woman to serve on its board and to publish photographs in the magazine. Around the same time, she also played an activist role in the burgeoning U.S. conservation movement. Her published work includes books on Alaska, Japan, Java, China, and India; a novel based on the Russo-Japanese War; and about 800 articles in U.S. newspapers and magazines. Deeply researched and briskly written, this first-ever biography of Scidmore draws heavily on her own writings to follow major events of a half-century as seen through the eyes of a remarkable woman who was far ahead of her time.
Author | : Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Japan |
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An American woman presents a travelogue of Japan and focuses in particular on the country's history and customs.
Author | : Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : China |
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Author | : Scidmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1885 |
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Download Alaska, Its Southern Coast and the Sitkan Archipelago Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Diana P. Parsell |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2023-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0198869428 |
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'A wonderful connecting of two women writers' stories more than a century apart.' Julia Kuehn, The University of Hong Kong The first-ever biography of the pioneering female journalist who fought to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington, DC Every age has strong, independent women who defy the gender conventions of their era to follow their hearts and minds. Eliza Scidmore was one such maverick. Born on the American frontier just before the Civil War, she rose from modest beginnings to become a journalist who roamed far and wide writing about distant places for readers back home. By her mid-20s she had visited more places than most people would see in a lifetime. By the end of the nineteenth century, her travels were so legendary she was introduced at a meeting in London as "Miss Scidmore, of everywhere." In what has become her best-known legacy, Scidmore carried home from Japan a big idea that helped shape the face of modern Washington: she urged the city's park officials to plant Japanese cherry trees on a reclaimed mud bank-today's Potomac Park. Though they rebuffed her suggestion several times, she finally got her way nearly three decades later thanks to the support of First Lady Helen Taft. Scidmore was a "Forrest Gump" of her day who bore witness to many important events and rubbed elbows with famous people, from John Muir and Alexander Graham Bell to U.S presidents and Japanese leaders. She helped popularize Alaska tourism during the birth of the cruise industry, and educated readers about Japan and other places in the Far East at a time of expanding U.S. interests across the Pacific. At the early National Geographic, she made a lasting mark as the first woman to serve on its board and to publish photographs in the magazine. Around the same time, she also played an activist role in the burgeoning U.S. conservation movement. Her published work includes books on Alaska, Japan, Java, China, and India; a novel based on the Russo-Japanese War; and about 800 articles in U.S. newspapers and magazines. Deeply researched and briskly written, this first-ever biography of Scidmore draws heavily on her own writings to follow major events of a half-century as seen through the eyes of a remarkable woman who was far ahead of her time.
Author | : Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : India |
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Author | : Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Japan |
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Download As the Hague Ordains Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Java (Indonesia) |
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Author | : Lettie Gavin |
Publisher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2011-05-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1457109409 |
Download American Women In World War I Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this lively account documents the history of the more than 40,000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, Lettie Gavin relates poignant stories of women's wartime experiences and provides a unique perspective on their progress in military service. American Women in World War I captures the spirit of these determined patriots and their times for every reader and will be of special interest to military, women's, and social historians.