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Nostalgic Americana
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Toys & Games • Baseball • The Circus • The Rodeo • Carousels
Bear Country • Square Dance • Lighthouses, Bridges & Barns

Movie Palaces Page • Drive-In Theaters Page • Old Time Radio Page
Pirates Page • Roadside Diners Page • Surfing Page • American Railroads Page
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This  Land  of  Ours

Historic Documents • Flags Page • State Info • Organizations

G.E. Nordell's U.S.A. Travel Pages

National Constitution Center in Philadelphia PA [opened 4 July 2003]
Knott's Berry Farm replica of Independence Hall in Buena Park, CA
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA

Books on U.S. Politics & Elections

"TIME America: An Illustrated History" [2007]   Edited by Kelly Knauer & the editors of Time Magazine Time Magazine hardcover [10/2007] for $19.77 Time Inc.'s official booksite

English version Spanish version [est. 2003]

Headlines from September 12, 2001

100 Milestone Documents from U.S. History

"Booknotes Stories from American History: Leading Historians on the Events That Shaped Our Country" [2001] Edited by Brian Lamb (host of Booknotes on C-SPAN) Penguin 9x6 pb [10/2002] for $11.20 Public Affairs 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2001] for $20.97

'Celebrate America' catalog at Amazon.com
'Great Americans' catalog at Amazon.com

Atomic U.S.A. Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
Books, movies & links about the atomic weapons programs of America,
including Los Alamos NM, the Manhattan Project, Bikini Atoll, Enewitok Island,
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Japan, the Nevada Test Site, White Sands/Trinity Test Site, and Civil Defense.
click here

Our  Founding  Fathers  &  Pioneers

'Founding Fathers of the U.S.A.' Page

U.S. Presidents Page

Books on U.S. Politics & Elections

Benjamin Franklin [1706-90]
browse books • new biography [10/2002] • Electric Franklin

Thomas Jefferson [1743-1826] Page

George Washington [1732-99]: browse books

	"The Quotable Founding Fathers: A Treasury of 2,500 Wise & Witty Quotations from the Men & Women Who Created America" [2004] Edited by Buckner F. Melton jr Brassey's 9¼x6.3 hardcover [4/2004] for $35.00
	"A History of the American Revolution" [1969] by John R. Alden Da Capo Press 9x6 pb [9/89] for $21.00 Random House hardcover [2/69] out of print/used

Statesmen  &  Military  Leaders

Wm. Jennings Bryan

Ralph Bunche [1904-71]: Nobel Peace Prize 1950

John C. Calhoun

George Crook

Jefferson Davis

John C. Fremont

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. [1841-1935]
browse books • browse bios & memoirs

Robert E. Lee: browse books

Gen. Douglas MacArthur: PBS bio • PBS bio on VHS

Gen. George Patton

Gen. John J. 'Black Jack' Pershing

Daniel Webster

Sen. Paul Wellstone [1944-2002]
Wellstone Action! website

	"The Conscience of A Liberal: Reclaiming The Compassionate Agenda" [2001] by Senator Paul Wellstone Univ MN Press 8½x5½ pb [10/2002] for $12.21 Random House 8½x5¾ hardcover [5/2001] out of print/used
	"Paul Wellstone: The Life of A Passionate Progressive" [2005] by Bill Lofy Univ MI Press 8x5 pb [8/2005] for $13.57
	"Politics the Wellstone Way: How To Elect Progressive Candidates & Win On Issues" [2005] by Bill Lofy Univ MN Press 11x8½ pb [9/2005] for $13.57

Sgt. Alvin C. York

"America's  Business  Is  Business"

Warren Buffett {Berkshire-Hathaway}: browse books

Andrew Carnegie {steel}: PBS bio • PBS bio on VHS

Castle & Cooke [est. 1851]

Joshua Lionel Cowen
Lionel Corp. [1901-1969] Department on the American Railroads Page

Dr. W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] Page

Walt Disney: browse books

Walt Disney at Magic Lantern

Edward L. Doheny {oil}: "Dark Side of Fortune" bio [1995]

Donald Douglas {aircraft}

George Eastman [1854-1932] {Kodak, Inc.}
George Eastman entry at Wikipedia
Kodak website
George Eastman House Museum of Photography [built 1905; chartered 1947]
P.B.S. George Eastman bio
P.B.S. bio on VHS

Thomas Alva Edison [1847-1931]
books • explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, New Jersey
list of Edison's 1,093 patents
Library of Congress Thomas Edison webpages
P.B.S. Thomas Alva Edison bio

Henry Ford [1863-1947] {automobiles}

Bill Gates {Microsoft, Inc.}: browse books

A.C. Gilbert {toys}: biography [10/2002] • BB's 'Erector Set' fansite

King Gillette {razor blades}

Fred Harvey [1836-1901] {restaurants}
Harvey House Museum in Belιn, NM • Harvey House fansite • Fred Harvey Archives at A.S.U.

Howard R. Hughes [1905-76] Page

Henry J. Kaiser

billionaire Kirk Kerkorian

David Oreck {vacuum cleaners}
official website/bio • products at Amazon.com

Joseph Pulitzer [1847-1911] {newspapers}
bio on Pulitzer Prize website

American Railroads Page

John D. Rockefeller {oil}: PBS bio • PBS bio on VHS

Levi Strauss {pants}

automaker Preston Tucker [1903-56] Page

Ted Turner {cable television}

George Westinghouse [1846-1914]

Wrigley {chewing gum}

A  Few  Bad  Guys

Washington Post chronology of the WaterGate Cover-Up
Working Minds Timeline of the TreasonGate Cover-Up

John Dillinger [1903-34] Page

The Klan

neo-conservative Leo Strauss [1899-1973]
Leo Strauss entry at Wikipedia

"Leo Strauss: An Intellectual Biography" [2005] by Daniel Tanguay, translated by Christopher Nadon Yale Univ Press 8½x5¾ 1st English edition hardcover [4/2007] for $19.80

Sen. Joseph McCarthy [1908-57] Page

The Nation of Islam

Organized Crime Page

Nostalgic  Americana
main page

Baseball  •  The Circus  •  The Rodeo  •  Bear Country
Square Dance  •  Toys & Games  •  Amusement Parks & Rides
Life On The Farm  •  Life On The Road  •  Lighthouses, Barns & Bridges

Movie Palaces Page  •   Drive-In Theaters Page   •   Route 66 Pages
Old Time Radio Page   •   Pirates Page   •   American Food Traditions
Surfing Page   •   American Railroads Page   •   Roadside Diners Page

Great  Americans

Singular Americans • Activists • Scientists, Inventors & Thinkers • Honorary Americans

"They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine - Two Centuries of Innovators" [2004] by Sir Harold Evans, with Gail Buckland & David Lefer Innovators covered include Robert Fulton, John Fitch, Lewis Tappan, Samuel Colt, Samuel Insull, Amadeo Giannini (Bank of America), Ida Rosenthal (Maidenform®), Juan Trippe, Ruth Handler {Barbie®), Ted Turner & Russell Simmons Little, Brown 11¼x9¼ hardcover [10/2004] for $26.40 Time Warner audio CD [10/2004] for $21.11 Time Warner ABR audio [10/2004] for $17.15 PBS/WGBH color DVD [11/2004] 2 disks for $26.96 PBS official movie site

Singular  Americans  &  Folk  Heroes

Red Adair

Johnny Appleseed: Festival

artist-dancer Marta Becket
Amargosa Opera House & Hotel | docufilm [2000]

Lucius Beebe: books

comedy team Bob & Ray {Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding}
official website | Wikipedia

sculptor Gutzon Borglum: PBS Mt. Rushmore special

comedian Lenny Bruce [1925-66]
browse books | albums | videos/DVDs | 1974 movie | IMDb
"Let the Buyer Beware" performance box set: audio CD [9/2004] 6 disks for $59.99

Lord Buckley [1907-60]
albums | books | bio by OT | TDK's fansite | MM's fansite

Paul Bunyan

comedian Margaret Cho: recordings • video/DVDs • official website

Clifford Clinton [1900-69] {restaurants}
Clifton's Cafeteria • movie "Big Heat" [1953] • Pearl Buck novel [1953]

Prof. Irwin Corey

aviator Amelia Earhart: browse books • PBS bio on VHS

W.C. Fields [1880-1946]

Stan Freberg

R. Buckminster Fuller [1895-1993] Page

author-actor Spalding Gray [1941-2004]

radio commentator Paul Harvey: official website

publisher/hedonist Hugh M. Hefner

John Henry

Casey Jones

Helen Keller: H.K. Festival

TV comedian Ernie Kovacs
explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"The Best of Ernie Kovacs" [1977 P.B.S. series] White Star b&w DVD [11/2000] 2 disks for $44.99

Oscar Levant

Ted Lewis

Mabel Dodge Luhan [1879-1962]
browse books • historic house in Taos, NM

Charles F. Lummis [1859-1928] Page

Aimee Semple McPherson [1890-1944]: browse books • Wikipedia

feature film written & directed by Richard Rossi [indep 2006]
official movie site • credits at IMDb

gadfly filmmaker Michael Moore Page

pioneer conservationist John Muir

Emperor Norton I: fansite • E.N. Records about

Pecos Bill

aviator Wiley Post

Sabato 'Simon' Rodia [1879-1965]
GreatBuildings webpage • entry at Wikipedia

The Watts Towers
GreatBuildings webpage • entry at Wikipedia

Watts Towers State Historic Park
Friends of The Watts Towers Arts Center
Watts Towers fansite

"The Los Angeles Watts Towers" [1997] by Bud Goldstone & Arloa Paquin Goldstone Getty Trust 10x8 pb [11/97] for $16.47

humorist Will Rogers

Death Valley Scotty: article

gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson [1937-2005] Page

performer Mae West

radio commentator Walter Winchell

architect Frank Lloyd Wright [1867-1959] Page

Modern  American  Activists  &  Movements

A.F.L.-C.I.O. U.S. Labor History Timeline
National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN

American Labor Movements Page

Saul D. Alinsky [1909-72]
browse books • autobiography [1989] • Wikipedia entry

Susan B. Anthony

The Black Panthers

Erin Brockovich: browse books • videos/DVDs

Cesar E. Chavez [1927-93]
browse books • California State Holiday • Wikipedia

Cesar E. Chavez Institute at SFSU
Cesar E. Chavez Foundation

"Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of La Causa" [1975] by Jacques Levy [1927–2004] Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [8/2007] for $14.96 W.W. Norton hardcover [9/75] out of print/used

Daniel Ellsberg Page

feminist Betty Friedan [1921-2006]
"The Feminine Mystique" [1963] • "The Second Stage" [1980] • Wikipedia

progressive activist Jim Hightower
browse books & audio • official website

Joe Hill  [1879-1915]  &  the  I.W.W.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [1929-68]
browse books • The King Center • papers at Stanford • listing at IMDb
Time Magazine's Martin Luther King Jr. archive pages

consumer activist Ralph Nader
browse books • 'The Nader Page' • weekly column

Rosa Parks [1913-2005]
browse books • museum [dead site?] • R.&R.P. Institute • CBS-TV bio

Lucy Parsons [1853-1942]

A. Philip Randolph

journalist John Reed [1887-1920]
"TDTSTW" book • movie credits + "Reds" (1981 film): video • IMDb

Luis J. Rodriguez
browse books • official site • Tia Chucha's • L.R.N.A. • agency page

Paul Robeson

Bayard Rustin [1912-87]
browse books • PBS docu website • papers at Univ NC • AFL-CIO tribute

Karen Silkwood: browse books • videos/DVDs

Malcolm X [1925-65]
browse books • videos/DVDs • movie credits • Univ Toledo site

American  Scientists,  Inventors  &  Thinkers

The Black Inventor Online Museum
Museum of Black Inventors
Lemelson-M.I.T 'Invention Dimension' site
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Inventors at About [dot] com
'The Tech' museum of innovation: Inspiring the Innovator in Everyone

PBS program on the invention of the transistor

"Men of Achievement: Inventors" [1893] by Philip G. Hubert Digital Scanning 9x6 pb [4/2001] for $17.95 Digital Scanning Adobe Reader ebook [4/2001] for $4.95

Alexander Graham Bell [1847-1922]
PBS special 'The Telephone' on VHS

T. Townsend Brown [1905-85]
Paul's fansite • book "Defying Gravity" • Wikipedia

Luther Burbank [1849-1926]

Rachel Carson [1907-64]
"Silent Spring" [1962] • bio by LJL [1997] • LJL's R.C. site

George Washington Carver [1864-1943]

Albert Einstein [1879-1955] Page

Ralph Waldo Emerson [1803-82]
browse books • online etexts • Wikipedia

'Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson' site
'Emerson Central'

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Lectures [1983] Edited by Joel Porte Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [11/83] for $23.10 Ralph Waldo Emerson: Collected Poems and Translations [1994] Edited by Harold Bloom & Paul Kane Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [8/94] for $25.55 Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays & Poems [1996] Library of America College Editions pb [5/96] for $15.95

Werner Erhard Page

inventor Philo T. Farnsworth [1906-71] Page

physicist Richard P. Feynman [1918-88]
browse books • official website • 1965 Nobel Prize

R. Buckminster Fuller [1895-1993] Page

rocket scientist Robert Goddard [1882-1945]

Eric Hoffer [1902-83]: books • Papers at Stanford • quotes

Alfred C. Kinsey [1894-1956]
browse books • Kinsey Institute [est. 1947] • 2004 movie

Edward & Robert LaForce

sociologist C. Wright Mills [1916-62] Page

Samuel F.B. Morse [1791-1872]

inventor Joseph W. Newman
official Newman Energy Machine website
Joseph Newman Entry at Wikipedia

author • philosopher • revolutionary G.E. Nordell
The 'Working Minds Philosophy of Empowerment' site
Working Minds Philosophy of Empowerment / Solutions
'WMail' Working Minds Philosophy ezine [2000-2007]
Dateline Chamesa weblog [est. 2005]
list of 70+ essays from the WMail ezine & Dateline Chamesa blog

Robert Noyce [1927-90], co-inventor of the microchip
2005 bio • official booksite • P.B.S. bio page • Noyce Foundation

Trancendentalist Henry David Thoreau [1817-62]
browse books • online etexts • Wikipedia

Thoreau Institute at Walden [est. 1998] in Maine
Thoreau papers at Northern Illinois University

Henry David Thoreau: "A Week On The Concord and Merrimack Rivers", "Walden, or Life In The Woods", "The Maine Woods", "Cape Cod" [1985] Edited by Robert F. Sayre Library of America 8x5½ hardcover [9/85] for $23.10 includes books "A Week On The Concord and Merrimack Rivers" [1849], "Walden, or Life In The Woods" [1854], "The Maine Woods" [1864] and "Cape Cod" [1865] Henry David Thoreau: Collected Essays and Poems [2001] Edited by Elizabeth Hall Witherell Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [4/2001] for $23.10 Thoreau: "Walden", "Maine Woods", Essays & Poems [2007] Edited by Robert F. Sayre & Elizabeth Hall Witherell Library of America College Editions 7¾x5 pb [6/2007] for $17.95

economist Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page

Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs

Apple Computer Inc.

"iCon: Steve Jobs - The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business" [2005] by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon Wiley & Sons pb [4/2006] for $10.17 Wiley & Sons 9½x6¼ hardcover [5/2005] for $18.21 Penton Overseas ABR audio CD [4/2006] for $12.89

Wright Brothers
books • website • PBS 'Innovators' episode • Centennial Dec 2003 • PBS bio

Amazon's 'Celebration of Flight'

Honorary  Americans

Sir Winston Churchill [1874-1965]
browse books • official website • Gutenberg etexts

Joseph Conrad [1857-1924]
browse books • browse audio • J.C. Fndtn • Gutenberg etexts • credits at IMDb

Thor Heyerdahl [1914-2002]
browse books • T.H. Award • Kon-Tiki Museum

Frida Kahlo [1907-54] Page

Gustav Mahler [1860-1911]
browse music • 1975 Ken Russell movie: on VHS | on DVD

Ayn Rand [1905-82] Pages

composer Arnold Schoenberg [1874-1951]
browse books • A.S. Center in Austria • A.S. at Musica Classica

Scots-Canadian Robert W. Service [1874-1958]
browse books • explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

George Bernard Shaw [1856-1950]
browse books • browse audio • credits at IMDb

visionary architect Paolo Soleri in Arizona
browse books • Wikipedia

  Arcosanti official site in Cordes Junction, AZ
Cosanti in Paradise Valley, AZ

Robert Louis Stevenson [1850-94] Page

Nikola Tesla [1856-1943] Pages

Leonard Wibberley [1915-83] Page

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