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Description:The preoccupation of those who occupied the White House for most of the nineteenth century was settlement of the West. Like most Americans, presidents by the 1840s saw the West as a place of romance, distant, impossibly different, a resource to exploit. Kit Carson, Seth Eastman and other rugged pioneers came to the East Room to shake hands with the presidents. Chiefs of Native American tribes called with their entourages. President Ulysses S. Grant’s fascination with the West was constantly rekindled by his longtime friend General Edward Beale, who lived across the square in the old Decatur House but whose vast Tejon Ranch in California is only today being broken up into smaller parcels. In the White House today the West is a constant presence in art and history. This issue of White House History addresses the subject in various ways. Richard W. Stephenson shows with historic maps the various possibilities that the capital itself might have been moved westward; George Washington’s participation in laying out the city helped preserve it. Estill Pennington walks through the White House, selecting western art hanging on the walls to illustrate the tug of the West that has always been there. Peter Waddell imagines in watercolor Thomas Jefferson’s museum of the west. John James Audubon’s portrait is given context by Danny Heitman. And Nenette Arroyo shows how Helen Herron Taft’s love for Asia and the Pacific inspired her to imitate the cherry groves of Japan along the Potomac River.— The Seat of Government in an Expanding Nation by Richard W. Stephenson, introduction by Robert Grogg— Determining Where the White House Must Stand by William Seale— Romantic Expansions: Looking West from The White House by Estill Curtis Pennington— President Thomas Jefferson’s White House Museum Painting by Peter Waddell— Chief Petalesharo Visits the White House— John James Audubon And the American Presidency by Danny Heitman— First Lady Helen Taft’s Luneta Remembered in Washington’s Potomac Park by Nenette ArroyoWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with White House History: The White House and the West (Issue 34). To get started finding White House History: The White House and the West (Issue 34), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 70

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Publisher: White House History Quarterly

Release: 2013

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Description: The preoccupation of those who occupied the White House for most of the nineteenth century was settlement of the West. Like most Americans, presidents by the 1840s saw the West as a place of romance, distant, impossibly different, a resource to exploit. Kit Carson, Seth Eastman and other rugged pioneers came to the East Room to shake hands with the presidents. Chiefs of Native American tribes called with their entourages. President Ulysses S. Grant’s fascination with the West was constantly rekindled by his longtime friend General Edward Beale, who lived across the square in the old Decatur House but whose vast Tejon Ranch in California is only today being broken up into smaller parcels. In the White House today the West is a constant presence in art and history. This issue of White House History addresses the subject in various ways. Richard W. Stephenson shows with historic maps the various possibilities that the capital itself might have been moved westward; George Washington’s participation in laying out the city helped preserve it. Estill Pennington walks through the White House, selecting western art hanging on the walls to illustrate the tug of the West that has always been there. Peter Waddell imagines in watercolor Thomas Jefferson’s museum of the west. John James Audubon’s portrait is given context by Danny Heitman. And Nenette Arroyo shows how Helen Herron Taft’s love for Asia and the Pacific inspired her to imitate the cherry groves of Japan along the Potomac River.— The Seat of Government in an Expanding Nation by Richard W. Stephenson, introduction by Robert Grogg— Determining Where the White House Must Stand by William Seale— Romantic Expansions: Looking West from The White House by Estill Curtis Pennington— President Thomas Jefferson’s White House Museum Painting by Peter Waddell— Chief Petalesharo Visits the White House— John James Audubon And the American Presidency by Danny Heitman— First Lady Helen Taft’s Luneta Remembered in Washington’s Potomac Park by Nenette ArroyoWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with White House History: The White House and the West (Issue 34). To get started finding White House History: The White House and the West (Issue 34), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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