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ANALYSIS: Keeping history alive; Ian Walden, Director of The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, explains why he thinks Birmingham and the West Midlands needs more of a vision.(News)
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Byline: Ian Walden
As Birmingham and the West Midlands look to the future - with an optimism which is to be admired - it is sensible not to forget or, at worst, ignore the lessons which can be learnt from the past, or ignore past reputation.
The future is only relevant if it builds on the past and if we learn lessons from our forefathers and, in the case of our great towns and cities, our city fathers also.
We are adept - some would say too good - at producing visions and long-term strategies but too many of them concern themselves with only the ...
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Admiral David Glasgow Farragut: The Civil War Years
Magazine article from: Sea Power
; ADMIRAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT: The Civil War Years, by Chester...subtitle makes clear, on Admiral David Glasgow Farragut's exploits in the Civil War. Of...lifelong relationships with Capt. David Porter, his foster father, and...
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FARRAGUT'S RENOWNED NAVAL CAREER BEGAN AS A NORFOLK ``DOCK BRAWLER''.(NORFOLK COMPASS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...foremost Civil War naval hero, David Glasgow Farragut. For it was here in 1811 that...residents of that era, Admiral Farragut will always be remembered as...fight!'' CAPTION(S): David Glasgow Farragut, arguably the most famous...
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The Farragut Statue, amid festivities, to return to its historic home in Madison Square Park, N.Y., May 30th.
PR Newswire
; ...Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins, Councilwoman Carol...community members will welcome the Farragut Statue back to its historic home...bronze portrait of Civil War hero David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), the Navy's...
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Sen. Collins Christens Farragut Warship
News Wire article from: AP Online
; DAVID SHARP, Associated Press Writer AP Online...champagne bottle to christen the USS Farragut, Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Bath...fifth warship to bear the name of Adm. David Glasgow Farragut, the Civil War naval leader credited...
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NEW GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER FARRAGUT JOINS FLEET
Magazine article from: Sea Classics
; ...class guided-missile destroyer, Farragut (DDG-99), 10 June, during...The ship's name honors Adm. David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870). One of the Union's great heroes, Farragut gained fame for his exploits while...
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Navy to christen new guided-missile destroyer Farragut.
M2 Presswire
; ...new guided-missile destroyer Farragut(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...class guided-missile destroyer, Farragut, will be christened Saturday...The ship's name honors Adm. David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870). One of the Union...
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NAVY TO COMMISSION NEW GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER FARRAGUT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...class guided-missile destroyer, Farragut, Saturday, June 10, 2006...The ship's name honors Adm. David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870). One of the Union's great heroes, Farragut gained fame for his exploits while...
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Mayport could get advanced destroyer; USS Farragut needs final approval before home port chosen.(Metro)
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union
; ...those actions will occur. The Farragut, which has a crew of 270 sailors...ships and the addition of the Farragut, which is named after the Civil War's most famous Union admiral, David Glasgow Farragut. Farragut is known in history...
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The Admiral Farragut monument by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to return to Manhattan's Madison Square Park this May.
PR Newswire
; ...PRNewswire/ -- The Admiral Farragut monument by sculptor Augustus...statue of Civil War hero Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), which has stood...museum, which proposed to move Farragut and his gray granite base, designed...
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Lincoln's Admiral: The Civil War Campaigns of David Farragut
Magazine article from: Sea Power
; ...Civil War Campaigns of David Farragut, by James P. Duffy...288 pp. $27.95. Farragut was born in Tennessee...great peril. James Glasgow Farragut (he later changed his first name to David) is best known for...
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