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Historic California: It's Colorful Names and How It Got Them
ISBN: 9781495409899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Place names can be serious or downright comical. Take the naming of the town of Moreno in Riverside County. The developer didn't want his name applied to the town fearing it would later become a slum. Town fathers used it anyway, translating the name Brown into Spanish "Moreno." California place names are often descriptive of the activity that takes place in a town. A good example is the town of Carpenteria. When Portola made his march to Monterey, diarists took note of Indians carving a canoe. They called it Carpenteria, which means carpenter shop in Spanish.
Place names can be serious or downright comical. Take the naming of the town of Moreno in Riverside County. The developer didn't want his name applied...
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68,40 zł |
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California and the American Civil War
ISBN: 9781495278419 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. California sent more volunteers, about 17,000 men, to fight in the American Civil War, more than any other state in the Union. Volunteers fought in 31 engagements, most in the Shenandoah Valley. Others served with distinction in New York and Pennsylvania regiments. Author Alton Pryor has captured many of the elements involving California and the American Civil War in his new book, "California and the American Civil War." Most of the men in Southern California during the Civil War were Confederate sympathizers. Because of their number they exercised a great deal of political influence in the...
California sent more volunteers, about 17,000 men, to fight in the American Civil War, more than any other state in the Union. Volunteers fought in 31...
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Scandals and Scoundrels from the Old West
ISBN: 9781494892425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. There was no scandal like the girl who said a cable car accident turned her into a nymphomaniac. She was awarded $50,000 for it. How about the judge who loved playing three-card-monte on the public's money. When he was broke and needed money he opened court. He summoned a deputy and told him to bring in a drunk with money. After fining the drunk, he pocketed the $20 fine and went back to playing three-card monte. This book is filled with outlandish and sometimes humorous tales of the scam games of the west and the scandals that occurred along with them.
There was no scandal like the girl who said a cable car accident turned her into a nymphomaniac. She was awarded $50,000 for it. How about the judge w...
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68,40 zł |
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Cowboys: The End of the Trail
ISBN: 9781494880040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Prospecting for Gold in California: Panning, Dredging and Metal Detection on Public Access Sites
ISBN: 9780692438091 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Americans have been intrigued with the idea of finding gold deposits since the California Gold Rush of 1848. There is a thrill to finding that first nugget in your pan, and an even bigger thrill at finding larger and larger nuggets. There are new metal detectors and dry washing equipment that make gold panning easier, even in arid areas where water is not available. Gold prospecting has become family affairs. It's a hobby that will bring the family together, especially when they find that first flake or nugget of gold.
Americans have been intrigued with the idea of finding gold deposits since the California Gold Rush of 1848. There is a thrill to finding that first n...
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68,40 zł |
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The Meanest Outlaws in the Wild West
ISBN: 9781495932113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Most outlaws were just natural killers, like John Joel Glanton, John King Fisher and John Wesley Hardin. Others, such as Jesse James were forced into it by circumstances, not by choice. The outlaw's life seldom lasted to old age. There was always someone ready to kill them for the reward, the reputation they would gain by doing so, or to protect themselves and their family. Author Alton Pryor has researched the meanest, most vicious of the outlaws holding forth in the Wild West. Come join us, but make sure your hands are in plain sight.
Most outlaws were just natural killers, like John Joel Glanton, John King Fisher and John Wesley Hardin. Others, such as Jesse James were forced into ...
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54,67 zł |
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Little Known Tales in Oklahoma History
ISBN: 9781495350474 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Oklahoma Land Rush was a madhouse scene that brought both smiles and heartache to its participants. There is also the wonderful story about Cherokee Indian Lewis Ross who drilled for water but failed. He wasn't disappointed though, as he struck oil instead. Then there's the wild and woolly No-Man's land in the Oklahoma Panhandle where outlaws could hide without fear of the law. There was no law. No history of Oklahoma would be complete without a run-down on its favorite son, the ever-humorous Will Rogers.
The Oklahoma Land Rush was a madhouse scene that brought both smiles and heartache to its participants. There is also the wonderful story about Cherok...
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54,67 zł |
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California's Hidden Gold: Nuggets from the State's Rich History
ISBN: 9781494945978 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Treasure hunters recover the $1.9 million gold shipment that sank while enroute to New York. The recovery included 5200 newly minted Double Eagle coins. An original account by James Marshall on his discovery of gold at Coloma that set off the California gold rush. There are many other stories covering California rich history.
Treasure hunters recover the $1.9 million gold shipment that sank while enroute to New York. The recovery included 5200 newly minted Double Eagle coin...
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54,67 zł |
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Sally Stanford: California's Grand Bordello House Madam
ISBN: 9781792303821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Flags of the United States
ISBN: 9781500395612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Each state flag has its own meaning and usually depicts the industry or geography of the state.
Each state flag has its own meaning and usually depicts the industry or geography of the state.
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Little Known Tale in Hawaii History
ISBN: 9781495406706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Hawaii was not always the paradise the tourist sees. The history of Hawaii was turbulent and soul wrenching. Taboos were placed on commoners by royalty that would make slavery seem a pleasure. Women were forbidden to eat with men. Men and women had separate eating houses but a common sleeping house. Women were forbidden from entering the heiau (temples) or the men's house.
Hawaii was not always the paradise the tourist sees. The history of Hawaii was turbulent and soul wrenching. Taboos were placed on commoners by royalt...
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The Big Four Railroad Barons
ISBN: 9781494953577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Big Four, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker, ruled California government for 30 years. The southern Pacific Railroad was the single largest corporation in California and controlled 85 percent of the state's railroad tracks. Huntington handed out bribes to legislators, local police and government officials with impunity. At political conventions, agents of the railroad freely circulated the convention floor and dominated the smoke-filled rooms, arranging the nomination of pro-railroad candidates.
The Big Four, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker, ruled California government for 30 years. The southern Pacific Ra...
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54,67 zł |
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Little Known Places to Explore in California
ISBN: 9780692682012 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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More Little Known Tales in California History
ISBN: 9780966005301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Little Known Tales that Will Boggle Your Mind
ISBN: 9780692348987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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The Lawmen
ISBN: 9781495411977 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Lawmen in the old west played a juggling act as far as the law was concerned. It was necessary for a successful lawman to be both tougher and smarter than the outlaw. In reality, the lawman was guilty of committing offenses that would be punishable if committed by the outlaw. The Earp Brothers were no saints. Marshal Henry Plumber was hanged for crimes he committed while wearing a badge. Most of the sheriffs and marshals wearing badges also played at gambling, often even owning the gambling concessions in the town saloons. As one would suspect, it was gambling that caused much of the trouble...
Lawmen in the old west played a juggling act as far as the law was concerned. It was necessary for a successful lawman to be both tougher and smarter ...
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45,53 zł |
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Fascinating Women in California History
ISBN: 9780966005394 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Women from all walks of life helped make California what it is today. There were the Sisters of Mercy who waded into the smallpox infested hospitals to care for the needy of all races and financial means. Donaldina Cameron rescued more than 3,000 Asian slave girls who had been sold into prostitution, often by their parents. We've included Lucille Ball, Clara Bow and Isadora Duncan in our list of entertainment celebrities.
Women from all walks of life helped make California what it is today. There were the Sisters of Mercy who waded into the smallpox infested hospitals t...
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Amazing Women in the Old West
ISBN: 9781494892593 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It wasn't the men that settled the West. It was the women The Old West was a forbidding territory. Deciding to pack up all your earthly belongings and head into the unknown was not an easy decision to make. It was a harder decision to make for the women than it was for the men. But once they were committed to it, most of the credit for settling the west must go to the women. It was the women who dug in and tended the sick, planted fruits and vegetables, cooked and cleaned and fed the gold miners and put down the necessary roots to settle the west. It was the women who insisted, "I'm not...
It wasn't the men that settled the West. It was the women The Old West was a forbidding territory. Deciding to pack up all your earthly belongings an...
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California's Vibrant History
ISBN: 9781652385042 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Trailblazing Women: The Trek to the California Gold Rush
ISBN: 9780692554272 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Women in the California Gold Rush were scarce but played a vital role. Alton Pryor captures the plights, the disappointments and the joys of the women who first arrived in California. The author maintains that it wasn't the men who settled California. It was the women, who showed their strengths against formidable odds they faced in the trek to the gold fields. It was Jenny Wimmer who determined if that gold nugget James Marshall found was true gold or not. She did it by cooking it in the kettle of lye soap she was making.
Women in the California Gold Rush were scarce but played a vital role. Alton Pryor captures the plights, the disappointments and the joys of the women...
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