Author: Alexander Kitroeff
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2020-06-15
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1501749447
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this sweeping history, Alexander Kitroeff shows how the Greek Orthodox Church in America has functioned as much more than a religious institution, becoming the focal point in the lives of the country's million-plus Greek immigrants and their descendants. Assuming the responsibility of running Greek-language schools and encouraging local parishes to engage in cultural and social activities, the church became the most important Greek American institution and shaped the identity of Greeks in the United States. Kitroeff digs into these traditional activities, highlighting the American church's dependency on the "mother church," the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the use of Greek language in the Sunday liturgy. Today, as this rich biography of the church shows us, Greek Orthodoxy remains in between the Old World and the New, both Greek and American.
Author: Roger G. Kennedy
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A long, loving look at the styles of living and governing fostered by the American Greek Revival, a period that began in the 1820s and flourished until the Civil War. 200 full-color photographs. 50 black-and-white period illustrations.
Author: Howard S. Andros
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781584650928
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A charming and indispensable guide to the major buildings in Boston built from 1630 to 1850.
Author: Asher Benjamin
Publisher:
Published: 1844
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Architect : Or, Practical House Carpenter by Asher Benjamin, first published in 1843, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.