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Hurrah for Texas: The Diary of Adolphus Sterne: 1838-1851
ISBN: 9781681790848 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In Texas historiography the "Sterne Diary" is well known for its richness of material, its vividness of description, and its many incisive and human comments about the dramatis personae of the Republic of Texas. The diarist, Nicholas Adolphus Sterne, was born in Cologne, Germany, on April 5, 1801, and migrated to America sixteen years later as a fugitive from the oppressions of his native land. Settling first at New Orleans, he later moved to the Texas-Mexican frontier town of Nacogdoches where he remained until his death in 1852. Here he became an urbane, sophisticated... In Texas historiography the "Sterne Diary" is well known for its richness of material, its vividness of description, and its many incisive and huma... |
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Helpful Cooking Hints for Househusbands of Uppity Women: A Cookbook
ISBN: 9780935014136 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The cause of this book is Judy McDonald, former Mayor of Nacogdoches, Texas. When she won the seat someone else had to do the cooking at home, and who better to turn to than the HouseHusband?
This is a cookbook for all husbands enlisted to cooking duty, and it assumes no prior cooking knowledge beyond knowing how to measure and how to turn on the stove. As Archie McDonald irreverently observes, "Uppity Women" are entering the workforce and not necessarily cooking all the meals anymore, so his aim is to "help you learn to feed your kids, yourself, and even your Uppity Woman if you feel... The cause of this book is Judy McDonald, former Mayor of Nacogdoches, Texas. When she won the seat someone else had to do the cooking at home, and who...
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58,37 |
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William Barrett Travis: A Biography
ISBN: 9781934645062 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Meet the twenty-six year old lawyer who commanded Texas most famous garrison for thirteen incredible days and penned the words, "I shall never retreat or surrender-victory or death."
William Barrett Travis is the first scholarly biography of the legendary Alamo commander. Historian Archie P. McDonald treats his subject not merely as a god-like hero, but as the complete human being that he was. The result is an in-depth study that searches for an understanding of Travis character and multifaceted personality. The result is an exciting and entertaining, but above all contemplative analysis of... Meet the twenty-six year old lawyer who commanded Texas most famous garrison for thirteen incredible days and penned the words, "I shall never retreat...
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76,25 |
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Never Without Honor: Studies of Courage in Tribute to Ben H. Procter
ISBN: 9781622880034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) "Never Without Honor" features essays written in Memory of Ben H. Procter, a beloved mentor and friend who taught many people most of what they know about the practice of history, and even more about life. Historians, particularly those who practice their craft through appointments in higher education, fall into distinct categories: those known for publications; those who concentrate on teaching; and those who excel in teaching and sharing the yield of their research with others through spoken and written words. Ben Procter's record places him firmly in the latter camp. His book, "Not Without...
"Never Without Honor" features essays written in Memory of Ben H. Procter, a beloved mentor and friend who taught many people most of what they know a...
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77,84 |
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Texas?: What Do You Know about the Lone Star State?
ISBN: 9780875651200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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68,10 |
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Back Then: Simple Pleasures and Everyday Heroes
ISBN: 9781880510810 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) These stories by a noted Texas historian recall a time when a kid could go to the picture show with fifteen cents in his pocket, purchase admission for nine cents, and have money left over for popcorn. Those times were not necessarily better--"It was simply my time," says the author. In Back Then, McDonald draws on his reservoir of experiences to write about shoe shines and men's hats, corner drug stores and neighborhood groceries, first cars and full-service gas stations, favorite hymns and Vacation Bible School, house calls and hometown heroes, John Wayne and the Big Bopper, war...
These stories by a noted Texas historian recall a time when a kid could go to the picture show with fifteen cents in his pocket, purchase admission fo...
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Back Then Again: Simple Pleasures and Everyday Heroes
ISBN: 9781936205066 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Red River Radio, an affiliate of National Public Radio, headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, supplements their broadcast of the Morning Edition for five minutes each Friday at 7:35 a.m. for "The comments of our own Dr. Archie McDonald."
Broadcast to large portions of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and East Texas, McDonald's comments are memories of growing up in the South of the 1940s and 1950s, his collegiate and grad school activities during the 1960s, and other miscellaneous adventures that have ushered him into the 21st Century. But, a broadcast takes a few minutes and then... Red River Radio, an affiliate of National Public Radio, headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, supplements their broadcast of the Morning Edition for...
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53,50 |
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The Old Stone Fort
ISBN: 9780876110577 / Angielski / Miękka / 1971 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches, built in 1779 and torn down in 1902, began as a trading center but also served as a jail, capitol of governments, courthouse, lodge hall, meeting place, and saloon. A replica was reconstructed using the original materials, on the grounds of Stephen E Austin State University, during the Texas Centennial.
The Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches, built in 1779 and torn down in 1902, began as a trading center but also served as a jail, capitol of governments, c...
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Texas: A Compact History
ISBN: 9781933337159 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Texas "a whole other country"-a slogan that promotes tourism as much within the Lone Star State as elsewhere-is familiar to native Texans and those adopted sons and daughters who "got here just as quickly as they could." Texas is as varied as East Texas timberland, hundreds of miles of seashore, prairies of the Central and High Plains, and the dry desert of far West Texas. When traveling abroad and asked, "Where are you from?" residents of forty-nine of the United States usually respond, "the USA." Nearly every citizen of the Lone Star State will answer "Texas " The world encourages such...
Texas "a whole other country"-a slogan that promotes tourism as much within the Lone Star State as elsewhere-is familiar to native Texans and those ad...
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Stephen F. Austin State University Jacks
ISBN: 9781531647124 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Stephen F. Austin State University opened its doors in 1923, and its administrators instituted intercollegiate athletics almost immediately. Over the next eight decades, the Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks--team names derived from the areas predominant forest products industries--participated successfully in the Lone Star, Gulf Star, and Southland Conferences. Such outstanding Lumberjacks as James Silas, Mark Moseley, and Jeremiah Trotter have even gone on to successful careers in the NBA and NFL. This book offers readers a retrospective look at the success of SFAs athletic programs, as well as the...
Stephen F. Austin State University opened its doors in 1923, and its administrators instituted intercollegiate athletics almost immediately. Over the ...
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Laugh, Cry And Remember: The Journal Of A G.I. Lady
ISBN: 9780962933400 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The personal experience of a kid from Brooklyn, a civilian-soldier during World War II, who found herself on that stony uphill path where the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps was the unwitting vanguard for women's liberation.
Your account of events at Camp Upton is an original and personal perspective. The personal experience of a kid from Brooklyn, a civilian-soldier during World War II, who found herself on that stony uphill path where the Women's ...
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68,10 |
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Nacogdoches
ISBN: 9781531651886 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Nacogdoches derives its name from the Caddo tribe that once lived in central East Texas along Banita and LaNana Creeks. Franciscan father Antonio Jesus de Margil established a mission for the Caddo people there in 1716. In 1779, Antonio Gil Y'Barvo founded the puebla of Nacogdoches and built the Stone House, or Stone Fort, the town's most enduring symbol of European influence. Nacogdoches served as headquarters for one of three administrative districts in Texas under Mexican authority and played a significant role in the Texas Revolution before stabilizing into a predominately rural and...
Nacogdoches derives its name from the Caddo tribe that once lived in central East Texas along Banita and LaNana Creeks. Franciscan father Antonio Jesu...
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122,26 |
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Archie - The Memoir of Archie McDonald
ISBN: 9789768244420 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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152,50 |
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Archie P. McDonald: A Life in Texas History
ISBN: 9781623494612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Historian Archie P. McDonald (1935 2012) retired in 2008 as director of the East Texas Historical Association and editor of the East Texas Historical Journal after thirty-seven years of service. A beloved professor and author of numerous books, he charted the course of the ETHA and served as leader of several organizations. He was an inspiration to countless students, colleagues, and others who share a common appreciation for Lone Star history. Dan K. Utley sat down with McDonald on several occasions to capture and preserve his experiences for posterity.
The resulting memoir not... Historian Archie P. McDonald (1935 2012) retired in 2008 as director of the East Texas Historical Association and editor of the East Texas Historic...
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