Ben Bassham (95 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Local Kid (Does Only O.K.) is a witty and affectionate account of one boy's growing up in Rogers, Arkansas in the late forties and the fifties in the days before malls, credit cards, and big-box stores when people shopped and found entertainment in what is now the historic town center. A 1960 graduate of Rogers High School, Bassham recalls his checkered employment history as a soda jerk, dishwasher, fry cook, carpenter, and sports reporter (at age 17) for the old Rogers Daily News. Begun as a family history for his two daughters, this remembrance of his home town in the years after World War I grew into something more: a collection of lessons learned at the Presbyterian church; of triumphs and (mostly) disappointments on the gridiron and the basketball court; his brief career as a clarinetist under the spell of local musical prodigy Maxie Gundlach; Ben's love of the cars that graced dealers' showrooms; his devotion to fifties' television shows, and the many hours spent watching movies at the old Victory Theater. A cast of colorful local personalities comes alive in his portraits of town characters, its leading citizens (including Cactus Clark, Joe Bill Hackler, Rev. Robert Moser, Heston Juhre, and others), and the author's eccentric relatives. Junk food consumed, clubs joined and abandoned, favorite parking spots, old days at the Monte Ne Pyramids, and fun times on the White River in pre-Beaver Dam days are also lovingly recalled in this enjoyably off-beat autobiography.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Local Kid (Does Only O.K.) is a witty and affectionate account of one boy's growing up in Rogers, Arkansas in the late forties and the fifties in the days before malls, credit cards, and big-box stores when people shopped and found entertainment in what is now the historic town center. A 1960 graduate of Rogers High School, Bassham recalls his checkered employment history as a soda jerk, dishwasher, fry cook, carpenter, and sports reporter (at age 17) for the old Rogers Daily News. Begun as a family history for his two daughters, this remembrance of his home town in the years after World War I grew into something more: a collection of lessons learned at the Presbyterian church; of triumphs and (mostly) disappointments on the gridiron and the basketball court; his brief career as a clarinetist under the spell of local musical prodigy Maxie Gundlach; Ben's love of the cars that graced dealers' showrooms; his devotion to fifties' television shows, and the many hours spent watching movies at the old Victory Theater. A cast of colorful local personalities comes alive in his portraits of town characters, its leading citizens (including Cactus Clark, Joe Bill Hackler, Rev. Robert Moser, Heston Juhre, and others), and the author's eccentric relatives. Junk food consumed, clubs joined and abandoned, favorite parking spots, old days at the Monte Ne Pyramids, and fun times on the White River in pre-Beaver Dam days are also lovingly recalled in this enjoyably off-beat autobiography.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SOFTCOVER. Binding good, pages clear with typical yellowing. Some wear to cover and edges, ink mark on edges.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Conrad Wise Chapman was born in Washington D.C. in 1842. In 1848, his father left his career in America and took his family to Europe, settling ultimately in Rome. The younger Chapman could have looked forward to a productive life as an expatriate painter in Italy. But, when word of the first battles of the Civil War reached Rome, he ran away to enlist in the Confederate army. Thus began the extraordinary military career of a highly trained and talented painter who would dedicate his heart and soul to the Confederate cause not just until the end of the war but for the rest of his life. Chapman's memoir, written from memory in 1867 and aided in part by his extensive correspondence with his family, alternately sparkles with humor and wit and bristles with a passionate hatred for Yankees. He recalled his soldiering days with nostalgia, for he suspected those months in the army might have been the high point of his life. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Conrad Wise Chapman was born in Washington D.C. in 1842. In 1848, his father left his career in America and took his family to Europe, settling ultimately in Rome. The younger Chapman could have looked forward to a productive life as an expatriate painter in Italy. But, when word of the first battles of the Civil War reached Rome, he ran away to enlist in the Confederate army. Thus began the extraordinary military career of a highly trained and talented painter who would dedicate his heart and soul to the Confederate cause not just until the end of the war but for the rest of his life. Chapman's memoir, written from memory in 1867 and aided in part by his extensive correspondence with his family, alternately sparkles with humor and wit and bristles with a passionate hatred for Yankees. He recalled his soldiering days with nostalgia, for he suspected those months in the army might have been the high point of his life. This is Chapman's memoir, written from memory in 1867 and aided in part by his extensive correspondence with his family. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. 8vo; 96 pp; Excellent book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Trade-size paperback with no defects to note. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to former owner. Autobiography of one who grew up in Rogers, Arkansas. 273 pages with some photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very clean book. Illustrated in both color and black and white. Pictures on request.

Condition: Good. None. Catalogue for an exhibition featuring the etchings of John Taylor Arms. Includes black/white illustrations and an essay by Ben L. Bassham. Some soiling/rubbing on the covers, but interior has virtually no flaws. Good condition. Record # 804653. John Taylor Arms (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A BEAUTIFUL COPY of a beautiful book in the jacket as shown. Oversized Hardcover in Jacket without tears. Color and black and white illustrations of the art. FIRST EDITION. nice! SHELF b tall.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 88 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

HARDCOVER TAN. Condition: FAIR. JACKET: TORN DJ. stains to front cover and spine, torn DJ cover and majority of spine, small bookplate on inside of front cover, slightly wracked DATE PUBLISHED: 1980 EDITION: 237.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Fine. 1st Printing. A sharp, like new copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. New and unread. First printing of first edition, from Kent State University Press. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unpriced dust jacket is fresh and bright. A scholarly study of the noted Civil War artist who painted and sketched while on duty as a Confederate soldier. Illustrated with color and black-and-white pates reproduced on on heavy coated paper. Quarto. 328 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--about four and a half pounds; will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.…

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Condition: Very Good. 348 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy still in publishers shrink-wrap. Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910) is unique among Civil War artists: he painted and sketched while on duty as a Confederate soldier who served in three theaters of the war. Chapman?s first-hand knowledge is evident in his work. Ben Bassham has written both a critical study of Chapman?s art and a biography, incorporating Chapman?s correspondence and Civil War memoirs. Record # 353129.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: NEW. 1st. Cloth, xvi, 328 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 28 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. *** "Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910) is unique among Civil War artists: he painted and sketched while on duty as a Confederate soldier who served in three theaters of the war. Chapman's first-hand knowledge is evident in his work. Ben Bassham has written both a critical study of Chapman's art and a biography, incorporating Chapman's correspondence and Civil War memoirs. Conrad's father, artist and teacher John Gadsby Chapman, moved his family from the U.S. to Italy in 1850. In 1861, Conrad returned to enlist in the Confederate Army. He served for a year in the West and was wounded at Shiloh. Following his recovery, he was transferred to a regiment in Virginia, and a year later he went to Charleston, where he was ordered by General Pierre G. T. Beauregard to create a pictorial record of the Confederate Army's defense of Charleston harbor. Chapman completed a series of 31 paintings of Charleston as well as many other Civil War-related pictures familiar to historians. In 1867 he wrote his memoirs of his days as a soldier, a record that contains vivid descriptions of camp life, his first taste of battle, and his weeks in Confederate hospitals. After the war, Chapman spent eighteen months in Mexico, becoming the first American artist to paint that country's landscape. He lived the remainder of his life in Europe, Mexico, and the United States. The historical importance of Chapman's paintings as a record of the Civil War cannot be overemphasized, but this study also places Chapman's art for the first time in the context of Southern as well as American art. Ben Bassham is a professor of art history at Kent State University. He is the author of The Lithographs of Robert Riggs, The Theatrical Photographs of Napoleon Sarony and editor of Memories of an American Impressionist by Abel G. Warshawsky (1980), and Ten Months in the 'Orphan Brigade': Conrad Wise Chapman's Civil War Memoir (1999)." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Collectible.…