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I See a City: Todd Webb’s New York focuses on the work of photographer Todd Webb produced in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s. Webb photographed the city day and night, in all seasons and in all weather. Buildings, signage, vehicles, the passing throngs, isolated figures, curious eccentrics, odd corners, windows, doorways, alleyways, squares, avenues, storefronts, uptown and downtown, from the Brooklyn Bridge to Harlem. He created a richly textured portrait of the everyday life and architecture of New York. Webb’s work is clear, direct, focused, layered with light and shadow, and captures the soul of these places shaped by the friction and frisson of humanity. A native of Detroit, Webb studied photography in the 1930s under the guidance of Ansel Adams at the Detroit Camera Club, served as a navy photographer during World War II, and then went on to become a successful postwar photographer. His work is in many museum collections, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.With 167 illustrations

Methodists in nineteenth-century Ontario and Quebec, like all British subjects, existed as satellites of an influential empire. Transatlantic Methodists uncovers how the Methodist ministry and laity in these colonies, whether they were British, American, or native-born, came to define themselves as transplanted Britons and Wesleyans, in response to their changing, often contentious relationship with the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Britain. Revising the nationalist framework that has dominated much of the scholarship on Methodism in central Canada, Todd Webb argues that a transatlantic perspective is necessary to understand the process of cultural formation among nineteenth-century Methodists. He shows that the Wesleyan Methodists in Britain played a key role in determining the identities of their colonial counterparts through disputes over the meaning of political loyalty, how Methodism should be governed, who should control church finances, and the nature and value of religious revivalism. At the same time, Methodists in Ontario and Quebec threatened to disrupt the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Britain and helped to trigger the largest division in its history. Methodists on both sides of the Atlantic shaped - and were shaped by - the larger British world in which they lived. Drawing on insights from new research in British, Atlantic, and imperial history, Transatlantic Methodists is a comprehensive study of how the nineteenth-century British world operated and of Methodism's place within it.

Follow New Zealand's most famous literary export around the grounds of her estate as she struggles with the inability to create, and mentally battles the lingering spirits of those claimed by the sea. Based on Mansfield's diaries, The Continuing Adventures of Katherine Mansfield is both depressing and hilarious, as life often is. "What if Katherine Mansfield had drawn a diary comic? Misery, despair, existential angst - all rendered through a charming, poetic, modernist experiment. As Mansfield's compatriot, this makes my antipodean heart sing." - Dylan Horrocks, author of 'Hicksville' and 'Sam Zabel & the Magic Pencil'

The Poet is the comic strip quietly taking the internet by storm - one new reader at a time - and has been described as being "like PEANUTS, but if Linus was an old man and Woodstock had an attitude." Popsicle Blue Sky is the first collection of The Poet comic strips, and introduces its uniquely thoughtful cast of characters: the Poet, the Pigeon, and the Park Bench as they contemplate our silly place in the grand scheme of things, the meaning of poetry, and donuts. "The Poet has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It's refreshing." - Hal Hartley, film director"Serene, existential, and self aware, Todd Webb's The Poet is a humorous and ultimately helpful respite from... everything."- Adam J. Kurtz, author of Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives"These gently funny comics give a glimpse of a poet making his way in the world, accompanied by a somewhat skeptical bird. The two in combination strike a happy balance between dreaminess and the corporeal world, so that what emerges is an overall sense of love for poetry and its makers - the kind of love that's intimate enough to make space for poking fun. (It also makes space for a talking bench, which is an inarguably good thing.)" - Heather Christle, poet and author of What is Amazing and The Crying Book"Todd Webb has figured out what poetry was missing all these years - PICTURES " - Derek Drymon, creative director of SpongeBob Squarepants & executive producer of Adventure Time

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Gold Strikes and Ghost Towns is a book written by Todd Webb that takes readers on a journey through the history of the American West during the gold rush era. The book is a collection of stories and photographs that capture the essence of the time period and the people who lived through it. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the discovery of gold, the rush to stake claims, the boom and bust of mining towns, the lives of the miners and their families, and the impact of the gold rush on the environment and the indigenous people of the West. The stories are accompanied by stunning black and white photographs that bring the scenes to life, showcasing the rugged beauty of the landscape and the harsh realities of life in the mining camps. Gold Strikes and Ghost Towns is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of the American West, the gold rush era, and the people who shaped this iconic period in American history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Poet is the comic strip quietly taking the internet by storm - one new reader at a time, and has been described as being "like PEANUTS, but if Linus was an old man and Woodstock had an attitude." Popsicle Blue Sky is the first collection of The Poet comic strips, and introduces its uniquely thoughtful cast of characters: the Poet, the Pigeon, and the Park Bench as they contemplate our silly place in the grand scheme of things, the meaning of poetry, and donuts. "The Poet has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It's refreshing." - Hal Hartley, film director "Serene, existential, and self aware, Todd Webb's The Poet is a humorous and ultimately helpful respite from... everything."- Adam J. Kurtz, author of Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives"These gently funny comics give a glimpse of a poet making his way in the world, accompanied by a somewhat skeptical bird. The two in combination strike a happy balance between dreaminess and the corporeal world, so that what emerges is an overall sense of love for poetry and its makers - the kind of love that's intimate enough to make space for poking fun. (It also makes space for a talking bench, which is an inarguably good thing.)" - Heather Christle, poet and author of What is Amazing and The Crying Book"Todd Webb has figured out what poetry was missing all these years - PICTURES " - Derek Drymon, creative director of SpongeBob Squarepants & executive producer of Adventure Time

The Poet is the comic strip quietly taking the internet by storm - one unsuspecting new reader at a time - and has been described as being "like PEANUTS, but if Linus was an old man and Woodstock had an attitude." Life Is A Donut is the third collection of The Poet comic strips, and follows its uniquely thoughtful cast of characters: the Poet, the Pigeon, and the Park Bench as they contemplate our silly place in the grand scheme of things, the meaning of poetry, and donuts. "The Poet has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It's refreshing." - Hal Hartley, film director"Serene, existential, and self aware, Todd Webb's The Poet is a humorous and ultimately helpful respite from... everything." - Adam J. Kurtz, author of Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives"These gently funny comics give a glimpse of a poet making his way in the world, accompanied by a somewhat skeptical bird. The two in combination strike a happy balance between dreaminess and the corporeal world, so that what emerges is an overall sense of love for poetry and its makers - the kind of love that's intimate enough to make space for poking fun. (It also makes space for a talking bench, which is an inarguably good thing.)" - Heather Christle, poet and author of What is Amazing and The Crying Book"Todd Webb has figured out what poetry was missing all these years - PICTURES " - Derek Drymon, creative director of SpongeBob Squarepants & executive producer of Adventure Time

The Poet has been described as being "like PEANUTS, but if Linus was an old man and Woodstock had an attitude."Busy Doing Nothing is the fifth collection of The Poet comic strips, and follows its uniquely thoughtful cast of characters: the Poet, the Pigeon, and the Park Bench as they contemplate our silly place in the grand scheme of things, the meaning of poetry, and donuts. Among many other things in this collection, The Poet tries writing poems about telephone poles, the Pigeon reads questionable detective novels, and the Park Bench reminds us to look at things as if we were seeing them for the first time. "The Poet has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It's refreshing." - Hal Hartley, film director"Serene, existential, and self aware, Todd Webb's The Poet is a humorous and ultimately helpful respite from... everything." - Adam J. Kurtz, author of Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives"These gently funny comics give a glimpse of a poet making his way in the world, accompanied by a somewhat skeptical bird. The two in combination strike a happy balance between dreaminess and the corporeal world, so that what emerges is an overall sense of love for poetry and its makers - the kind of love that's intimate enough to make space for poking fun. (It also makes space for a talking bench, which is an inarguably good thing.)" - Heather Christle, poet and author of What is Amazing and The Crying Book"Todd Webb has figured out what poetry was missing all these years - PICTURES " - Derek Drymon, creative director of SpongeBob Squarepants & executive producer of Adventure Time"I have been a joy-filled fan of Todd's work on The Poet for as long as I can remember. -What's that? How the heck should I know? Now pipe down so I can finish writing thi- Oh, poop, where was I...?"- Kevin Pollak, actor & comedian