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Jossey-Bass. Very Good. 5.6 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches. Hardcover. 2003. 154 pages. <br>Beans is the story of The El Espresso, a legend in its own time in Seattle and a coffee company that… Mehr…

Jossey-Bass. Very Good. 5.6 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches. Hardcover. 2003. 154 pages. <br>Beans is the story of The El Espresso, a legend in its own time in Seattle and a coffee company that has prospered by intentionally staying small, inspiring fanatical customer loya lty in the process. Told over the span of a single day, it follow s The El's founder, Jack Hartman, through a business crisis that will challenge him and make him clear on why he does what he does . Unsure of whether he has lost the passion needed to sustain his business, Jack hires a consultant who flies to Seattle to help h im but in reality bears witness to the secrets of good business, whether it's a company of 20 employees or 20,000. In the process, Jack learns about the Four Ps and how applying these universal p rinciples can reenergize his employees, his customers, and even h imself. Though fictionalized, this is a true story in the best sense of the word. It arrives at a time when people are yearning to return to honest ways of doing business?before corporate domin ance, inflated executive salaries, accounting trickery, and outri ght greed became so much a part of our everyday business headline s. It is the story of how a pushcart David up against the corpora te Goliaths succeeded by focusing on what is core to good busines s and a good life: honoring customers, trusting employees, buildi ng passion around a product, and turning an honest profit. Edito rial Reviews Amazon Review Seattle, the corporate coffeehous e capitol of the world, is the setting for Beans, a smart fable a bout a real ten foot coffee counter with long lines in rain or sh ine. Using the plot device of a business crisis at the El Espress o, Authors Yerkes and Decker spend time with owner Jack Hartman. They help him define success in terms of the eye of intention. Being successful in bad times means remembering how you got the b usiness the first time. As the very insightful Jack reflects, the authors organize his approach with four PÂ's: Passion (experienc e and sustain passion about work), People (create enduring staff relationships), Personal (building a community of regulars), and Product (sustaining product excellence). These Ps are prosaic in name only. They are used to illustrate nuanced connections. For e xample, the link between employee loyalty and customer loyalty an d the synergy between an employeeÂ's pride in their product and t heir devotion to it. While some readers may find the storyline contrived, the success and the charm of the El and its owner--bot h renamed to protect the regulars--provide engaging and stimulati ng ideas about how to nourish a business. --Barbara Mackoff Fro m Publishers Weekly Yerkes, a consultant and author (Fun Work) an d Decker, a former Amazon executive, call this little book a business fable. Drawing on the true story of a tiny Seattle coffe e bar (think Cheers without the beer and the endless banter) that managed to flourish in the shadow of the giant chains, the autho rs attempt to distill universal truths that cover all the essenti al ingredients for success: be passionate about what you do; surr ound yourself with good people and treat them well; view both cus tomers and employees as friends; and maintain a consistent, quali ty product. Labeled the Four P's (passion, people, personal and p roduct), these simple rules apply to everyone, owners and employe es alike. The authors also stress the importance of intention in striving for and achieving success: whatever your goal, you have succeeded when your results match your intentions. Reminiscent of a convention skit (each chapter is divided into scenes and is la rgely dialogue), this is a quick, easy read with solid business-a nd life-messages. The book also contains discussion questions and exercises, as well as factoids about coffee. Copyright 2003 Ree d Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Yerkes, a co nsultant and author (Fun Work) and Decker, a former Amazon ex ecutive, call this little book a business fable. Drawing on the t rue story of a tiny Seattle coffee bar (think Cheers without the beer and the endless banter) that managed to flourish in the shad ow of the giant chains, the authors attempt to distill universal truths that cover all the essential ingredients for success: be p assionate about what you do; surround yourself with good people a nd treat them well; view both customers and employees as friends; and maintain a consistent, quality product. Labeled the Four P's (passion, people, personal and product), these simple rules appl y to everyone, owners and employees alike. The authors also stres s the importance of intention in striving for and achieving succe ss: whatever your goal, you have succeeded when your results matc h your intentions. Reminiscent of a convention skit (each chapter is divided into scenes and is largely dialogue), this is a quick , easy read with solid business-and life-messages. The book also contains discussion questions and exercises, as well as factoids about coffee. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Re view ...this is a business fable of a true story...of the cut thr oat coffee business... (Business Plus, September 2003) ...this book severs to demonstrate all five aspects very nicely... (Real Coffee, October 2003) ...Like all good allegories, its lessons a re to do with honesty, trust, dedication and the triumph of the l ittle guy... (Gulf Business, January 2004) From the Inside Flap Beans is the story of The El Espresso, a legend in its own time in Seattle and a coffee company that has prospered by intentional ly staying small, inspiring fanatical customer loyalty in the pro cess. Told over the span of a single day, it follows The El's fou nder, Jack Hartman, through a business crisis that will challenge him and make him clear on why he does what he does. Unsure of wh ether he has lost the passion needed to sustain his business, Jac k hires a consultant who flies to Seattle to help him but in real ity bears witness to the secrets of good business, whether it's a company of 20 employees or 20,000. In the process, Jack learns a bout the Four Ps and how applying these universal principles can reenergize his employees, his customers, and even himself. Thou gh fictionalized, this is a true story in the best sense of the w ord. It arrives at a time when people are yearning to return to h onest ways of doing business- before corporate dominance, inflate d executive salaries, accounting trickery, and outright greed bec ame so much a part of our everyday business headlines. It is the story of how a pushcart David up against the corporate Goliaths s ucceeded by focusing on what is core to good business and a good life: honoring customers, trusting employees, building passion ar ound a product, and turning an honest profit. As you read Beans, you will experience a business where everyone wants to be a regu lar, where the customer is known and respected, and there is an h onest blur between serving people and running a business. Learn t he lessons of Beans and this can be your business, too. - from th e Foreword by Bob Nelson, author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees From the Back Cover As we showed in our book Fish, the best bu sinesses go back to the basics when they are experiencing difficu lties. In this delightful and deceptively simple tale of another Seattle-based business, managers and employees in companies of an y size can find truth, values, and an inspiring blueprint for bet ter business. ? Harry Paul, coauthor, Fish! A Remarkable Way to B oost Morale and Improve Results This book is like a cup of good coffee: it doesn't take long, it has been carefully pulled using the best ingredients, shared with love and laughter, and meant to promote a conversation, create a jolt, and a burst of energy. ? Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay Ever y once in a while a short book comes along that conveys an import ant message in a simple yet elegant way. Beans is such a book. It brings us back to business basics which seem so obvious, yet oft en get neglected in the frenetic whirl of day-to-day competition, business hassles, a nd endless change. I love Beans. It reminds me to keep it simple, and to stay focused on what really matters: quality product, personal service, and attention to detail. Than ks for the refreshing reminder; we all need it! ? B. J. Gallagher Hateley, coauthor, A Peacock in the Land of Penguins and What Wo uld Buddha Do At Work? Quite simply, this a terrific business st ory with lessons for people in any kind of company, in any indust ry. Jack Hartman is the kind of hero readers are going to be chee ring for through the last page. ? Bob Rosner, syndicated columnis t, Working Wounded, and coauthor, The Boss's Survival Guide Abo ut the Author Leslie A. Yerkes is president and founder of Cataly st Consulting Group in Cleveland, Ohio. She is coauthor of 301 Wa ys to Have Fun at Work and author of Fun Works: Creating Places W here People Love to Work. Charles Decker is Vice President for Client and Partner Relations for Acumentum, Inc., an electronic p ublishing company. He was formerly a senior executive at Amazon.c om as well as a past director of the Executive Program book club in New York. </div From the Inside Flap Beans is the story of Th e El Espresso, a legend in its own time in Seattle and a coffee c ompany that has prospered by intentionally staying small, inspiri ng fanatical customer loyalty in the process. Told over the span of a single day, it follows The El's founder, Jack Hartman, throu gh a business crisis that will challenge him and make him clear o n why he does what he does. Unsure of whether he has lost the pas sion needed to sustain his business, Jack hires a consultant who flies to Seattle to help him but in reality bears witness to the secrets of good business, whether it's a company of 20 employees or 20,000. In the process, Jack learns about the Four Ps and how applying these universal principles can reenergize his employees, his customers, and even himself. Though fictionalized, this is a true story in the best sense of the word. It arrives at a time when people are yearning to return to honest ways of doing busin ess- before corporate dominance, inflated executive salaries, acc ounting trickery, and outright greed became so much a part of our everyday business headlines. It is the story of how a pushcart D avid up against the corporate Goliaths succeeded by focusing on w hat is core to good business and a good life: honoring customers, trusting employees, building passion around a product, and turni ng an honest profit. As you read Beans, you will experience a bu siness where everyone wants to be a regular, where the customer i s known and respected, and there is an honest blur between servin g people and running a business. Learn the lessons of Beans and t his can be your business, too. - from the Foreword by Bob Nelson, author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees From the Back Cover As we showed in our book Fish, the best businesses go back to the b asics when they are experiencing difficulties. In this delightful and deceptively simple tale of another Seattle-based business, m anagers and employees in companies of any size can find truth, va lues, and an inspiring blueprint for better business. ? Harry Pau l, coauthor, Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve R esults This book is like a cup of good coffee: it doesn't take l ong, it has been carefully pulled using the best ingredients, sha red with love and laughter, and meant to promote a conversation, create a jolt, and a burst of energy. ? Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor, Love 'Em or Los e 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay Every once in a while a short book comes along that conveys an important message in a simple y et elegant way. Beans is such a book. It brings us back to busine ss basics which seem so obvious, yet often get neglected in the f renetic whirl of day-to-day competition, business hassles, a nd e ndless change. I love Beans. It reminds me to keep it simple, and to stay focused on what really matters: quality product, persona l service, and attention to detail. Thanks for the refreshing rem inder; we all need it! ? B. J. Gallagher Hateley, coauthor, A Pea cock in the Land of Penguins and What Would Buddha Do At Work? Q uite simply, this a terrific business story with lessons for peop le in any kind of company, in any industry. Jack Hartman is the k ind of hero readers are going to be cheering for through the last page. ? Bob Rosner, syndicated columnist, Working Wounded, and c oauthor, The Boss's Survival Guide About the Author Leslie A. Y erkes is president and founder of Catalyst Consulting Group in Cl eveland, Ohio. She is coauthor of 301 Ways to Have Fun at Work an d author of Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work. Charles Decker is Vice President for Client and Partner Relati ons for Acumentum, Inc., an electronic publishing company. He was formerly a senior executive at Amazon as well as a past dire ctor of the Executive Program book club in New York. </div From the Back Cover As we showed in our book Fish, the best businesses go back to the basics when they are experiencing difficulties. I n this delightful and deceptively simple tale of another Seattle- based business, managers and employees in companies of any size c an find truth, values, and an inspiring blueprint for better busi ness. ? Harry Paul, coauthor, Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Mor ale and Improve Results This book is like a cup of good coffee: it doesn't take long, it has been carefully pulled using the best ingredients, shared with love and laughter, and meant to promote a conversation, create a jolt, and a burst of energy. ? Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor , Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay Every once i n a while a short book comes along that conveys an important mess age in a simple yet elegant way. Beans is such a book. It brings us back to business basics which seem so obvious, yet often get n eglected in the frenetic whirl of day-to-day competition, busines s hassles, a nd endless change. I love Beans. It reminds me to ke ep it simple, and to stay focused on what really matters: quality product, personal service, and attention to detail. Thanks for t he refreshing reminder; we all need it! ? B. J. Gallagher Hateley , coauthor, A Peacock in the Land of Penguins and What Would Budd ha Do At Work? Quite simply, this a terrific business story with lessons for people in, Jossey-Bass, 2003, 3, Little, Brown. Very Good. Paperback. 2006. 288 pages. <br>The economy [isn't] a bunch of rather dull statist ics with names like GDP (gross domestic product), notes Tim Harfo rd, columnist and regular guest on NPR's Marketplace, economics i s about who gets what and why. In this acclaimed and riveting boo k-part expos? part user's manual-the astute and entertaining colu mnist from the Financial Times demystifies the ways in which mone y works in the world. From why the coffee in your cup costs so mu ch to why efficiency is not necessarily the answer to ensuring a fair society, from improving health care to curing crosstown traf fic-all the dirty little secrets of dollars and cents are delight fully revealed by The Undercover Economist. A rare specimen: a b ook on economics that will enthrall its readers . . . It brings t he power of economics to life. -Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Fre akonomics A playful guide to the economics of everyday life, and as such is something of an elder sibling to Steven Levitt's wild child, the hugely successful Freakonomics. -The Economist A tou r de force . . . If you need to be convinced of the everrelevant and fascinating nature of economics, read this insightful and wit ty book. -Jagdish Bhagwati, author of In Defense of Globalization This is a book to savor. -The New York Times Harford writes li ke a dream. From his book I found out why there's a Starbucks on every corner [and] how not to get duped in an auction. Reading Th e Undercover Economist is like spending an ordinary day wearing X -ray goggles. -David Bodanis, author of Electric Universe Much w it and wisdom. -The Houston Chronicle From Publishers Weekly Nat tily packaged-the cover sports a Roy Lichtensteinesque image of a n economist in Dick Tracy garb-and cleverly written, this book ap plies basic economic theory to such modern phenomena as Starbucks ' pricing system and Microsoft's stock values. While the concepts explored are those encountered in Microeconomics 101, Harford gr acefully explains abstruse ideas like pricing along the demand cu rve and game theory using real world examples without relying on graphs or jargon. The book addresses free market economic theory, but Harford is not a complete apologist for capitalism; he shows how companies from Amazon to Whole Foods to Starbucks have g ouged consumers through guerrilla pricing techniques and explains the high rents in London (it has more to do with agriculture tha n one might think). Harford comes down soft on Chinese sweatshops , acknowledging conditions in factories are terrible, but sweatsh ops are better than the horrors that came before them, and a step on the road to something better. Perhaps, but Harford doesn't qu estion whether communism or a capitalist-style industrial revolut ion are the only two choices available in modern economies. That aside, the book is unequaled in its accessibility and ability to show how free market economic forces affect readers' day-to-day. Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevie r Inc. All rights reserved. From Bookmarks Magazine Harford expo ses the dark underbelly of capitalism in Undercover Economist. Co mpared with Steven Levitt's and Stephen J. Dubner's popular Freak onomics (*** July/Aug 2005), the book uses simple, playful exampl es (written in plain English) to elucidate complex economic theor ies. Critics agree that the book will grip readers interested in understanding free-market forces but disagree about Harford's app roach. Some thought the author mastered the small ideas while kee ping in sight the larger context of globalization; others faulted Harford for failing to criticize certain economic theories and t o ground his arguments in political, organizational structures. E ither way, his case studies-some entertaining, others indicative of times to come-will make you think twice about that cup of coff ee. Copyright ? 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc. Editorial Re views From Publishers Weekly Nattily packaged-the cover sports a Roy Lichtensteinesque image of an economist in Dick Tracy garb-a nd cleverly written, this book applies basic economic theory to s uch modern phenomena as Starbucks' pricing system and Microsoft's stock values. While the concepts explored are those encountered in Microeconomics 101, Harford gracefully explains abstruse ideas like pricing along the demand curve and game theory using real w orld examples without relying on graphs or jargon. The book addre sses free market economic theory, but Harford is not a complete a pologist for capitalism; he shows how companies from Amazon t o Whole Foods to Starbucks have gouged consumers through guerrill a pricing techniques and explains the high rents in London (it ha s more to do with agriculture than one might think). Harford come s down soft on Chinese sweatshops, acknowledging conditions in fa ctories are terrible, but sweatshops are better than the horrors that came before them, and a step on the road to something better . Perhaps, but Harford doesn't question whether communism or a ca pitalist-style industrial revolution are the only two choices ava ilable in modern economies. That aside, the book is unequaled in its accessibility and ability to show how free market economic fo rces affect readers' day-to-day. Copyright ? Reed Business Inform ation, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Fro m the Back Cover The Undercover Economist is a rare specimen: a b ook on economics that will enthrall its readers. Beautifully writ ten and argued, it brings the power of economics to life. This bo ok should be required reading for every elected official, busines s leader, and university student. --Steven D. Levitt, author of F reakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everyt hing Harford writes like a dream--and is also one of the leadin g economic thinkers of his generation. From his book I found out why there's a Starbucks on every corner, what Bob Geldof needs to learn to make development aid work properly, and how not to get duped in an auction. Reading The Undercover Economist is like spe nding an ordinary day wearing X-ray goggles. --David Bodanis, aut hor of E=mc2 and Electric Universe If you need to be convinced of the ever-relevant and fascinating nature of economics, read th is insightful and witty book by Tim Harford. Using one interestin g example after another, The Undercover Economist demonstrates ho w economic reasoning -- often esoteric and dull, but totally acce ssible in Harford's hands -- helps illuminate the world around us . Indeed, Harford's book is a tour de force. --Jagdish Bhagwati, author of In Defense of Globalization As Tim Harford demonstrat es brilliantly in this enjoyable book, the powerful underlying id eas of economics can, in the hands of the right person, illuminat e every aspect of the world we inhabit. --Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, and auth or of Why Globalization Works Most people think economists are boring, opinionated and wrong. Tim Harford is often right, always opinionated, but never boring. He shows how economics can be use d to illuminate our everyday lives. Whether you want an explanati on of the price of a cup of coffee or of poverty in the third wor ld, Harford has it all. --John Kay, author of Culture and Prosper ity: The Truth About Markets About the Author Tim Harford is an editorial writer at the Financial Times, where he also writes th e newspaper's Dear Economist column and The Undercover Economist column, which also appears in Slate. He lives in London. About t he Author Tim Harford is an editorial writer at the Financial Tim es, where he also writes the newspaper's Dear Economist column an d The Undercover Economist column, which also appears in Slate. H e lives in London. Review Required reading. -Steven Levitt, auth or of Freakonomics A playful guide to the economics of everyday life, and as such. . . something of an elder sibling to Steven Le vitt's wild child, the hugely successful Freakonomics. -The Econo mist A book to savor. -The New York Times The Undercover Econom ist is a book you must pick up if you want a fresh perspective on how basic ideas in economics can help in answering the most comp lex and perplexing questions about the world around us. -Business Today [Harford] is in every sense consumer-friendly. His chapte rs come in bite-size sections, with wacky sub-headings. His style is breezy and no-nonsense. . . . The Undercover Economistis part primer, part consciousness raiser, part self-help manual. --Time s Literary Supplement Anyone mystified by how the world works wi ll benefit from this book - especially anyone confused about why good intentions don't, necessarily, translate into good results. -The Daily Telegraph (UK) Harford writes like a dream - and is a lso one of the leading economic thinkers of his generation. From his book I found out why there's a Starbucks on every corner, wha t Bob Geldof needs to learn to make development aid work properly , and how not to get duped in an auction. Reading The Undercover Economist is like spending an ordinary day wearing X-ray goggles. -David Bodanis, author of E=mc2 and Electric Universe Popular e conomics is not an oxymoron, and here is the proof. This book, by the Financial Times columnist Tim Harford, is as lively and witt y an introduction to the supposedly 'dismal science' as you are l ikely to read. -The Times From AudioFile This delightful behind- the-scenes look at basic economics should be required listening f or anyone who's looked up at a Starbucks menu and asked, Why am I paying four dollars for a cup of coffee? Robert McKenzie reads w ith an educated English accent that entertains as well as enchant s, and he makes a point to be both clear and challenging in his d elivery. The author's take on money is laugh-out-loud funny, and listeners who tune in for the entertainment value will find thems elves educated in the ways of the economic world. Magnificently w ritten and read, this book solves some of the mysteries of everyd ay life with wit and style. R.O. ? AudioFile 2006, Portland, Main e-- Copyright ? AudioFile, Portland, Maine Excerpt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. One Who Pays for Your Coffee ? The long commute on public transportation is a commonplace exp erience of life in major cities around the world, whether you liv e in New York, Tokyo, Antwerp, or Prague. Commuting dispiritingly combines the universal and the particular. The particular, becau se each commuter is a rat in his own unique maze: timing the run from the shower to the station turnstiles; learning the timetable s and the correct end of the platform to speed up the transfer be tween different trains; trading off the disadvantages of standing room only on the first train home against a seat on the last one . Yet commutes also produce common patterns-bottlenecks and rush hours-that are exploited by entrepreneurs the world over. My comm ute in Washington, D.C., is not the same as yours in London, New York, or Hong Kong, but it will look surprisingly familiar. Farr agut West is the Metro station ideally positioned to serve the Wo rld Bank, International Monetary Fund, and even the White House. Every morning, sleep-deprived, irritable travelers surface from F arragut West into the International Square plaza, and they are no t easily turned aside from their paths. They want to get out of t he noise and bustle, around the shuffling tourists, and to their desks just slightly before their bosses. They do not welcome deto urs. But there is a place of peace and bounty that can tempt them to tarry for a couple of minutes. In this oasis, rare delights a re served with smiles by attractive and exotic men and women-toda y, a charming barista whose name badge reads Maria. I am thinking , of course, of Starbucks. The caf?is placed, inescapably, at the exit to International Square. This is no quirk of Farragut West: the first storefront you will pass on your way out of the nearby Farragut North Metro is-another Starbucks. You find such conveni ently located coffee shops all over the planet and catering to th e same desperate commuters. The coffee shop within ten yards of t he exit from Washington's Dupont Circle Metro station is called C osi. New York's Penn Station boasts Seattle Coffee Roasters just by the exit to Eighth Avenue. Commuters through Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, can enjoy a Starbucks without leaving the station concour se. In London's Waterloo station, it is the AMT kiosk that guards the exit onto the south bank of the Thames. At $2.55 a tall cap puccino from Starbucks is hardly cheap. But of course, I can affo rd it. Like many of the people stopping at that caf? I earn the p rice of that coffee every few minutes. None of us care to waste o ur time trying to save a few pennies by searching out a cheaper c offee at 8:30 in the morning. There is a huge demand for the most convenient coffee possible-in Waterloo Station, for example, sev enty-four million people pass through each year. That makes the l ocation of the coffee bar crucial. The position of the Starbucks caf?at Farragut West is advantageous, not just because it's loca ted on an efficient route from the platforms to the station exit, but because there are no other coffee bars on that route. It's h ardly a surprise that they do a roaring trade. If you buy as muc h coffee as I do you may have come to the conclusion that somebod y is getting filthy rich out of all this. If the occasional gripe s in the newspapers are correct, the coffee in that cappuccino co sts pennies. Of course, the newspapers don't tell us the whole st ory: there's milk, electricity, cost of the paper cups-and the co st of paying Maria to smile at grouchy customers all day long. Bu t after you add all that up you still get something a lot less th an the price of a cup of coffee. According to economics professor Brian McManus, markups on coffee are around 150 percent-it costs forty cents to make a one-dollar cup of drip coffee and costs le ss than a dollar for a small latte, which sells for $2.55. So som ebody is making a lot of money. Who? You might think that the ob vious candidate is Howard Schultz, the owner of Starbucks. But th e answer isn't as simple as that. The main reason that Starbucks can ask $2.55 for a cappuccino is that there isn't a shop next do or charging $2.00. So why is nobody next door undercutting Starbu cks? Without wishing to dismiss the achievements of Mr. Schultz, cappuccinos are not in fact complicated products. There is no sho rtage of drinkable cappuccinos (sadly, there is no shortage of un, Little, Brown, 2006, 3, 1937. Early days in Hughes County, South Dakota, including the capital city of Pierre, are recalled in this new 111-page booklet titled: Hughes County, South Dakota, USA. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1937 book, Hughes County History, and South Dakota: A Guide to the State, a 1938 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is reproduced on 11" x 8.5" 60# opaque paper, with two pages of original text printed per page with no reduction in type size. The original Hughes County History was primarily made up of articles "contributed by pupils, teachers, pioneers and historical authorities" and newspaper clippings, some of which were obituaries. Subjects include: Geological History, History, State and County School Superintendents, Early School history; the town of Blunt and its early day happenings -- the Blunt Oil Well, Blunt blizzard of 1888, Memories from the E.E. Simmons family, the E.F. Mercer family, Mrs. Thomas Whalen, Mrs. John Miles, H.O. Besancon, the Garver family, William Hopkins, Ed Carey, Fred Pigney, J.W. Pyne, Mrs. Anna Marsh, L.J.Walker, the Blunt Hotel, See-Back-Agraph; the City of Pierre -- Indians, Firsts, Folklore, the old auditorium's story, Gen. F. Burke O'Brien and the old capitol, Mason Martin, St. Mary's Hospital, Farm Island, Hilts Grocery, L.B. Albright recalls "A Half Century in Pierre", Vilas Drug Store, Lucas Company, New Governor's Mansion, Congregational Church History, Pierre Indian School, Names of pioneers, Directory of 1884, E.E. Senechal, Floods, New Courthouse (and sketch of the old one), John E. Hipple, editor of the Capital Journal, G.H. Janes, Homer Partridge, Al Hildebrandt and his gun collection, Pierre Parks, Dr. Riggs, James Rabdau, the Breeden Family, Mail carrier and the post office, Bill Smith, Max Kehr, Billie Borst, Paoli Bianchi, Steve Travis, the Greenough Hardware, Dr. O.N. Hoyt, Pat Kane, Jim Lewis, Judge Loring E. Gaffy, the Murder of Forest Small and the lynching of James Bell, the opening of the Winnebago Indian Reservation to settlement by President Arthur and the rescinding of the order by President Cleveland, John Lockhart, Henry Reed, Herman Sterud, Robert Bagby, the Hyde family, Lester Clow, Mrs. Julia Geltz, Frank Pettyjohn, H.O. Marion, Judge and Mrs. J.F. Hughes, Col. Edward Farr, Mary Noyes Farr, the Lawler family, Louis Greenough, Mrs. C.K. Morton, Fort Sully, Guy Barnes, Will Grebing, Bob Carlin, "Gold in the city park", U.P. Solberg, John A. Samuelson, the Dorothy family, N.E. Howard, Corwin Mead, Andrew Schmutz, John S. Nelson, Mrs. Mary Morse, Horace Clark, Adam Thierolf, Elias Jacobsen, the Methodist Church, the Locke Hotel, Street Cars, Earliest Official County Records, Frank C. Smith, the Obershaw family, River Ferry Days, Fur traders on the Missouri, Louis DeWitt, the Leeper family, Charles DeLand, Jordan family, the C.C. Whitcher family, Mike O'Brien; the town of Harrold -- Harry McQueen family, Early Days by Claire Besancon, Pierre University, J.A. McGaffee, John Laughlin, William Summerside, Methodist Church, Immanuel Lutheran, Zion American Lutheran, the Big Blizzard of '88; the town of Canning -- Leon Redick's Lincoln book, John Kramer, George Coates, Mace Samco, J.H. Gould, James Elwood DeHart, the Dehart family, the Nye and Coates families, the Redicks; Hughes County Rural School Association, M.C. Rousseau, the Sam McGaffee family, Kossuth Byrum, the Roda family, Lew Richards, Mort Howard, the Baade family, Henry Lewis Jones, G.C. Tutin, Charlie West, Michael Nelson Thomson, Ed Hausman, Jessie Jones and the Greenwood family, the Cooper family, the Alleman family, Joseph Pitlick, Cyrus Gain Robinson, Hans Sorensen, the Tetan Dakotas, Fielder Bottom pioneers, the Millett family, John McGrin, the Biwer family, a prairie fire, Mrs. Snell and Bertha Thorne, J.C. 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New York: Norton & Company, 2005. Hardcover. VG/VG- (dust jacket has overall wear and small tears, book itself is clean). Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket, decorative end pages, xiii, 210 pages, profusely illustrated in bw and color. "The United States Capitol is regarded by many as the finest example of classical architecture in America. Here, in a illustrated volume, Henry Hope Reed traces the architectural antecedents and history of this symbol of American democracy. The Capitol, which houses the legislative branch of our government, is also an international landmark attracting up to five million visitors each year. Its design was the result of an architectural competition devised by George Washington, who declared the William Thornton's winning plan a perfect balance of "grandeur, simplicity, and convenience." "Construction began in August 1793, but progress made during the following decade was less than satisfactory. English architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe was brought in by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 to oversee the work, which was finally completed under Charles Bulfinch in 1829. Following the story of the Capitol building all the way to its most recent renovation and the addition of a Visitor's Center, distinguished architectural historian Henry Hope Reed provides a detailed description of the building's exterior, its unsurpassed ornamentation, and the richness of its rooms." "Illustrated with 192 color and 123 black-and-white photographs, drawings, and diagrams, some depicting areas of the Capitol now closed to the public, The U.S. Capitol: Its Architecture and Decoration also serves as an invaluable visual reference tool. Complete with an illustrated glossary of architectural terms used and a section of brief biographies of persons associated with the Capitol, this book is a comprehensive history of one of America's most precious landmarks." -- BOOK JACKET., Norton & Company, 2005, 3<

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