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James Forten began his career as a soldier before becoming the leading sailmaker in Philadelphia and a leader in the black community's reform activities. He served as vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. This is his biography.
African American abolitionists --- African American businesspeople --- African American soldiers --- African Americans --- Free African Americans --- Sailmakers --- Artisans --- Free Afro-Americans --- Free blacks --- Afro-American businesspeople --- Afro-Americans in business --- Businesspeople, African American --- Negro businessmen --- Negroes as businessmen --- Businesspeople --- History --- Forten, James, --- Philadelphia (Pa.) --- E-books --- Free Black people --- Forten, James.
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L’industrialisation du xixe siècle a oblitéré la mémoire du Nord : le sud du département fut cependant jusqu’à la Révolution un grand centre européen de production de la pierre : des carrières de l’Ostrevant – région située entre Douai et Valenciennes – des centaines de chariot convoyaient jusqu’aux chantiers douaisiens ou valenciennois la pierre de grès dont les chargements remontaient encore sur de lourdes péniches la Scarpe ou l’Escaut pour alimenter, de Gand à Utrecht, les grandes villes flamandes ou brabançonnes. À travers l’exemple des chantiers de fortification de Douai, l’auteur évoque la politique d’une ville des anciens Pays-Bas en matière de construction. Exploitant un ensemble de sources inédites, il retrace la genèse des fortifications, situe leur place dans l’histoire de l’art et étudie l’organisation et les techniques de construction dans une ville médiévale. La richesse de la documentation rassemblée permet de souligner l’activité exemplaire du bâtiment dans ces régions des anciens Pays-Bas qui explique et annonce – avec son avance technologique – l’essor industriel du xixe siècle.
Architecture, Medieval --- City walls --- Architecture médiévale --- Murs d'une ville --- Douai (France) --- Buildings, structures, etc. --- Constructions --- Fortification --- History. --- -Fortification --- -725.182 --- 944.28 DOUAI --- Fortification, Primitive --- Forts --- Military engineering --- Siege warfare --- Middle Ages --- Versterkingskunst. Forten. Vestingen --- Geschiedenis van Frankrijk: dép. du Nord--(reg./lok.)--DOUAI --- -History --- 944.28 DOUAI Geschiedenis van Frankrijk: dép. du Nord--(reg./lok.)--DOUAI --- 725.182 Versterkingskunst. Forten. Vestingen --- Architecture médiévale --- -Douai --- Douay (France) --- Doway (France) --- Dovay (France) --- History --- 725.182 --- Douai --- Architecture [Medieval ] --- France --- Architecture, Medieval - France - Douai. --- Fortification - France - Douai. --- histoire --- construction --- chantier --- fortification --- pierre --- technologie
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Rhetoric --- Women teachers --- Women and literature --- Women --- American prose literature --- English language --- Germanic languages --- Language and languages --- Speaking --- Authorship --- Expression --- Literary style --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Sex differences. --- History --- Education --- Women authors --- History and criticism. --- Study and teaching --- History. --- Forten, Charlotte L.
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