Fifty State Capitols: The Architecture of Representative Government - Softcover

Stembridge, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983029202 ISBN 13: 9780983029205

Publisher: Coho Pub, 2011

Synopsis

The formality, timelessness, and public grandeur of representative government are on display at every one of America's fifty state capitols. Fifty State Capitols describes the majesty and stateliness of each state capitol's exterior form and selected interior detail. State governments, headquartered in their iconic capitol buildings, have been governing continuously-and largely democratically, peacefully, and openly-for more than two centuries, a record difficult to match in the history of civilization. Fifty State Capitols shows how the architecture of state capitols contributes to the success of representative government. Elements common to the ideal American state capitol are a prominent site with manicured grounds; legislative chambers in opposing wings; public galleries with views of each legislative chamber; a temple-like entrance; and a central dome or tower covering a majestic central space known as the rotunda. The architects who designed the buildings-including Thomas Jeffers

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About the Author

Jim Stembridged worked more than a decade as legislative staff (nonpartisan committee administrator) in Oregon's Capitol in Salem. He has written summaries of several hundred legislative bills. He did project management, program administration, and public information work for several state agencies, including the Oregon State Fire Marshall's Office--writing, editing, and producing more than 100 government publications, including newsletters, reports, and fire safety cirricula. He was an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy (National Emergency Training Center) in Emmitsburg, MD. Jim, a UCLA graduate, earned a PhD in geography at the University of Oregon. His interests in photography date from the years he did coastal hazards research and taught--and prepared illustrations for--geography classes at the University of Oregon (Eugene) and East Carolina University (Greenville, NC). He is the author/editor of Pathfinder: The First Automobile Trip between Newport and Siletz Bay, Oregon, July 1912 (Lincoln County Historical Society, 1975), a collection of historic photographs. Jim lives with his wife in Salem, OR.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coho Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983029202
• ISBN 13: 9780983029205
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 121