Burgher kings

Article Abstract:

Peter Stuyvesant was the director-general of New Amsterdam. Stuyvesant was similar to New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani in that both were moral crusaders. Both enraged merchants with strict rules. Stuyvesant, unlike Giuliani, was forced to concede some authority by his superiors.

Political activity, History, Political aspects, New York, New York, New York Metropolitan Area, Giuliani, Rudy, Stuyvesant, Peter

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A remarkable life

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Audrey Stubbart recalls vividly how was America in the early 1900s. Born in 1885, she considers McKinley as the best US president ever, and the landing on the moon as the biggest event of the decade. She also admits to having no knowledge of the Internet.

Officials and employees, Newspaper publishing, Behavior, Historians, Interview, Stubbart, Audrey

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Gilt by association

Article Abstract:

'The Golden Bowl' is a Merchant Ivory motion picture of Henry James's 1904 novel, set in Italy and England at the beginning of the 20th century. An account is presented of the search for fitting locations for filming and the housing of the cast and crew.

Methods, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Movie producers (Persons), Motion pictures, Movie set design, The Golden Bowl (Motion Picture)

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