RAPP, GEORGE

1757–1847, German religious leader, known as Father Rapp, b. Württemberg. In 1803 he emigrated to the United States, where he and his followers, known as Rappites, formed the Harmony Society.

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books on: Rapp George  - 430 results

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The Life of Henry George
Book by Henry George Jr.; Doubleday and McClure, 1900
Subjects: George, Henry--1839-1897
...entered into an equal partnership -- George, who was to be editor; myself, who...superintend the printing; and A. H. Rapp, a member of my job-printing firm...Rapp Co. as publishers, and Henry George as editor. Our office was at 605 Montgomery...
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Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer
Book by Jay Monaghan; University of Nebraska Press, 1971
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong--1839-1876
...help and courtesy m both the Library and the Museum, from COLONEL WILLIAM JACKSON MORTON, DR. SIDNEY FOREMAN, J. M. ODONNELL, and KENNETH RAPP. In the rare book room MRS. LOUISE HOROBIN showed me documents heretofore unused. LIEUTENANT
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Testing Women, Testing the Fetus: The Social Impact of Amniocentesis in America
Book by Rayna Rapp; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Amniocentesis--Social Aspects--United States
...Constructs and Social Issues . T.L. Whitehead and B.V. Reid., eds. Urbana, University of Illinois Press: 40-69. Annas, George, and Sherman Elias, eds. (1992). Gene Mapping: Using Law and Ethics as Guides . New York, Oxford. Appadurai, Arjun...
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Paths Diverging? The Next Decade in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance
Book by William E. Rapp; Strategic Studies Institute, 2004
...nonconfrontation, consensus, and respect for each others sovereignty. 161 Finally, the United States, especially under the George W. Bush administration, is wary of multilateral security arrangements that could become institutionalized in coming years...
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Mad about Wildlife: Looking at Social Conflict over Wildlife
Book by Ann Herda-Rapp, Theresa L. Goedeke; Brill, 2005
Subjects: Animal Rights, Human-Animal Relationships, Social Conflict, Wildlife Management
...Abundance of Marine Fishes Using Coupled Telemetric and Acoustic Surveys. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59:254-260. Rose, George. A. 1992. Cod Spawning on a Migration Highway in the North- West Atlantic. .Nature 366:458-461. 1 . . 2003. Monitoring...
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Ceramic Production in Shang Societies of Anyang
Journal article by James B. Stoltman, Zhichun Jing, Jigen Tang, Rip George Rapp; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 48, 2009
Subjects: Ancient cities--Social aspects, Antiquities--Analysis, Anyang, China, Excavations (Archaeology)--China, Excavations (Archaeology)--Discovery and exploration
...Zhichun Jing , Jigen Tang , Rip George Rapp INTRODUCTION ANYANG IS THE MODERN...University Press. CHEN, TEIMEI, GEORGE (RIP) RAPP JR., AND ZHICHUN DING 1999 Provenance...TANG, JIGEN, ZHICHUN DING, AND GEORGE RAPP 2000 The largest walled Shang...
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How Do Readers Handle Incorrect Information during Reading?
Journal article by David N. Rapp; Memory & Cognition, Vol. 36, 2008
Subjects: Musicians & conductors, Reading comprehension, Studies
...an outcome stating "George Washington was elected...context. In contrast, "George Washington was not elected...Halleran, OBrien, 1998; Rapp, Gerrig, Prentice...to come to believe that George Washington was not actually...Songer, Kintsch, 1996; Rapp Kendeou, 2007). A more...
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The Use of Animal Models to Study the Effects of Aging on Cognition
Journal article by Michela Gallagher, Peter R. Rapp; Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 48, 1997
Subjects: Aging--Psychological aspects, Cognition in old age--Models, Neuropsychology--Research
...cognition. by Michela Gallagher , Peter R. Rapp KEY WORDS: memory, hippocampus, medial...Moss et al 1988, Presty et al 1987, Rapp Amaral 1989). Although aged monkeys have...temporal lobe damage in young monkeys (Rapp Amaral 1991). Furthermore, aged monkeys...
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Character Movement and the Representation of Space during Narrative Comprehension
Journal article by David N. Rapp, Jessica L. Klug, Holly A. Taylor; Memory & Cognition, Vol. 34, 2006
Subjects: Communication, Influence, Listening comprehension, Movement, Narratives
...Narrative Comprehension by David N. Rapp , Jessica L. Klug , Holly A...Kintsch, 1996; Morrow, 1994; Rapp Gerrig, 2002,2006; Rapp...of the unfolding text (see Rapp Gerrig, 2002, for a discussion...2000; Linderholm, 2002; St. George, Mannes, Hoffman, 1997...
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Blue Sky Steroids
Journal article by Geoffrey Rapp; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 99, 2009
Subjects: Drugs and athletes--Laws, regulations and rules, Professional sports--Laws, regulations and rules, Sanctions (Law)--Laws, regulations and rules, Steroids (Drugs)--Usage
Blue Sky Steroids. by Geoffrey Rapp I. INTRODUCTION It should come as no surprise...377,377 (2005). (5) See generally GEORGE J. MITCHELL, DLA PIPER LLP, REPORT TO...Melethil, supra note 22, at 80. BY GEOFFREY RAPP, Associate Professor, University of Toledo...
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Are Movies Art? A Symposium Featuring: Jonah Goldberg * Chris Weinkopf * Brandon Bosworth * Josh Larsen * Cristopher Rapp * Jonathan Last * Terry Teachout
Magazine article; The American Enterprise, Vol. 13, January 2002
Subjects: Art and motion pictures--Public opinion, Characters and characteristics in motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Bosworth * Josh Larsen * Cristopher Rapp * Jonathan Last * Terry Teachout...Ray Harryhausen in the 50s and George Lucas in the 70s. Cinerama...Recognize Trash By Cristopher Rapp While thinking about whether...when we see one. Cristopher Rapp studies the art of law at the...
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The Cost of Reclamation
Magazine article by Carol Rapp Zimmermann; Corrections Today, Vol. 58, June 1996
Subjects: Correctional institutions--Laws, regulations, etc., Juvenile delinquency--Prevention, Ohio--Laws, regulations, etc.
The cost of reclamation by Carol Rapp Zimmermann It is easy to propose impossible...statesperson. Our legislators and our governor, George V. Voinovich, see the magnitude of the...and back into the light of day. Carol Rapp Zimmermann is the assistant director of...
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You Don't Know Bush: Recent Fictionalizations of Our 43rd President Show That We're Done with the Screeds and Parodies. after Eight Long Years, We Just Want to Know What Makes Him Tick
Magazine article by Phoebe Connelly; The American Prospect, Vol. 19, November 2008
Subjects: Bush, George W.--Appreciation, Bush, George W.--Portrayals, Political leadership--Management, Political satire--Humor and anecdotes, Political satires--Humor and anecdotes
...the dressing-down a young George W. Bush receives from his father...other artists to reckon with George W. Bush before he exits office...commented screenwriter Anne Rapp. She later noted that the trailer...recalls her promise to Charlie/ George from early in their relationship...
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Spielberg Makes 'all Too Human' Story
Magazine article by George Turner; American Cinematographer, Vol. 67, February 1986
Spielberg Makes all Too Human Story by George Turner Amblin Entertainment is an empire within an empire headquartered...curricular work to make the movie better." Of script supervisor Ann Rapp, he said, "Id recommend her to anybody. When Im not making...
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The Road Less Traveled: In a Town of Labyrinths and Legacies, the New Harmony Project Sets a Course for Utopia
Magazine article by Celia Wren; American Theatre, Vol. 20, September 2003
Subjects: Theater companies--Planning
...practiced celibacy and followed the German Pietist leader George Rapp, the Harmony Society set the somewhat sacramental tone...moved back to Pennsylvania (according to one account, Rapp was obeying orders from the Archangel Gabriel), selling...
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newspaper articles on: Rapp George  - 59 results

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Ireland Hails King George; Ireland1Germany 1 - ROY CURTIS WITH THE IRISH U-18s IN CYPRUS: KERR'S AMAZING DREAM COMES TRUE
Newspaper article by Roy Curtis Chief Sports Writer; The Mirror (London, England), July 27, 1998
Subjects: Ireland, Kerr, Brian
...the bullets for Keane and Liam George to fire. And he retained Keanes...Robbie Keane (Wolves), Liam George (Luton). Subs: Alan Quinn...96) GERMANY: Hildebrand, Rapp, Ernst, Voss, Timm, Schramm...he missed a penalty. 8 LIAM GEORGE Fitting that he got the winner...
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Utopian Legacy Remains in Aptly Named New Harmony, Ind
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 12, 2006
...history. That history includes two bold experiments in utopian living. The first was initiated in 1814 when charismatic George Rapp and his followers traveled the Wabash River by flatboat and founded the community of Harmonie. The Harmonists were...
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On Center Stage Theaters Buildings Often Play Second Fiddle to the Productions Staged in Them, but a New Tour Is Giving the Landmark Oriental, Palace Theaters Their Time in the Limelight
Newspaper article by Anna H. Blessing; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 27, 2004
...created by the theater architects George L. and Cornelius W. Rapp, who designed both the Oriental...two of nearly 400 nationwide the Rapp brothers designed; half of them...themed decor, typical of the Rapp Brothers style. A mix of North...
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Orioles End Their Losing Streak on Ripken's Walk-Off Homer
Newspaper article by Brooke Tunstall; The Washington Times, May 24, 2000
Subjects: Ripken, Cal, Jr.
...a strong performance from Pat Rapp, who entered the game with a...Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and George Brett for 23rd all-time. Rapp, a likable Louisiana native...four hits during seven innings. Rapp has good stuff and an array of...
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Loose Nukes and Russian Mafia
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 20, 2009
Subjects: Steinhauer, Olen
...great spy fiction. If they are done well, you end up reading about George Smiley, Paul Christopher, Jason Bourne or Ronald Malcolm. If they are not, you end up with Mitch Rapp or Charley Castillo. Blessedly, Olen Steinhauers ambitious, complex...
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encyclopedia articles on: Rapp George  - 3 results

 
 
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Rapp, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RAPP, GEORGE 1757 1847, German religious leader, known as Father Rapp, b. Wurttemberg. In 1803 he emigrated to the United States, where he and his followers, known as Rappites, formed the Harmony Society...
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Harmony Society
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Separatists under the leadership of George Rapp. The Harmonists (or Rappites) held...and industrial community. Led by Rapp, the Harmonists moved in 1814 15...society was weakened by the death of Rapp (1847), dwindled as the members...
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New Harmony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...HARMONY town (1990 pop. 846), Posey co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the Harmonists sold their holdings to Robert Owen and moved to Economy, Pa., where their sect survived...


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