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In 1641, Samuel Winslow was granted the first patent in North America by the Massachusetts General Court for a new process for making salt. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] See also
In open-pan production, salt brine is heated in large, shallow open pans. The earliest examples of this date back to prehistoric times and the pans were made of either a type of ceramic called briquetage, or lead. Later examples were made from iron. This change coincided with a change from wood to coal for the purpose of heating the brine. [27]
When applying for a new passport, applicants may apply for a 28-page or 52-page passport, with no additional cost for obtaining the 52-page passport. [ 103 ] If an applicant requests a "file search" for a previously-issued U.S. passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and if the said document was issued prior to 1994, then the applicant ...
Heads of families could purchase a half-bushel of salt for $2.50. If a widow had a son in the Confederate army, the price was only $1.00. But if the widow's husband had served his nation, the price was free. Local court clerks sent salt requests to the state government, which in turn allotted salt to the counties as requested. [4]
A History of the Book in America is a five-volume series of scholarly books of essays published 2000–2010 by the University of North Carolina Press, and edited by David D. Hall. [1] Topics include printing, publishing, book selling, reading, and other aspects of print culture in colonial America and the United States.
Powell served as the second Director of the United States Geological Survey, a post he held from 1881 to 1894.This photograph dates from early in his term of office. John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural ...
Loewen points out in the book that many of the distortions found in American history texts are "not even by the authors whose names grace the cover." [ 12 ] In March 2012, the book's publisher, The New Press , listed Lies My Teacher Told Me as their top all-time bestseller. [ 13 ]
Just after the contents section, there is a 5-page section giving extensive details on the illustrations (such as the names of the chapter heading fossils). Each chapter begins with an inset image of a fossil, and a large first Capital. The dust-cover of the book can be removed and unfolded to reveal a larger print of the map in question.