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The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum: Changing Visions of the West
ISBN: 9781623499143 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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Castro's Colony
ISBN: 9781585445189 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In 1842 French banker Henri Castro secured a colonization grant and recruited more than two thousand Europeans--from France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Hungary, and England--to immigrate to Texas and populate his colony. Here, Bobby D. Weaver describes the impresario system under which this community, now known as Castroville, was formed and considers the life of its founder. He also examines the pioneers' struggles with frontier life--drought, disease, and Indian attacks. Bobby D. Weaver, who received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University, is the author or editor of several books and other...
In 1842 French banker Henri Castro secured a colonization grant and recruited more than two thousand Europeans--from France, Germany, Belgium, Holland...
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Castro's Colony: Empresario Development in Texas, 1842-1865
ISBN: 9780890962107 / Angielski / Twarda / 1985 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In 1842, French banker Henri Castro secured a colonization grant and recruited more than two thousand Europeans to immigrate to Texas and populate his colony. The author describes the empresario system under which this community, now known as Castroville, was formed and considers the life of its founder.
In 1842, French banker Henri Castro secured a colonization grant and recruited more than two thousand Europeans to immigrate to Texas and populate his...
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121,40 |
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Oilfield Trash, Volume 22: Life and Labor in the Oil Patch
ISBN: 9781623490645 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) When the first gusher blew in at Spindletop, near Beaumont, Texas, in 1901, petroleum began to supplant cotton and cattle as the economic engine of the state and region. Very soon, much of the workforce migrated from the cotton field to the oilfield, following the lure of the wealth being created by black gold.
The early decades of the twentieth century witnessed the development of an oilfield culture, as these workers defined and solidified their position within the region's social fabric. Over time, the work force grew more professionalized, and technological change attracted a different... When the first gusher blew in at Spindletop, near Beaumont, Texas, in 1901, petroleum began to supplant cotton and cattle as the economic engine of th...
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75,83 |
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Reinventing Texas: The Legacy of Santa Rita No.1
ISBN: 9781625110794 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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135,98 |
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On The Outside: This, That & Everything in Between
ISBN: 9780999431412 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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75,83 |
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Hotter 'n Pecos: And Other West Texas Lies
ISBN: 9780896727038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) These collected tales some taller than others offer revealing glimpses into how and why West Texans are different. Rugged enough to make the harshest of environments their own, this species thrives in hundred-degree-plus heat and near-zero humidity. Folks like the crop duster who nearly sets his plane down in the bed of a pickup, the boll weevil whose naivete is tested in the oil patch, and Frank the Goofy Roofer, who enters a bullfight with nothing more than a denim jacket and a bottle of beer, are far from rare.All these yarns contain a grain of truth, and some of them actually happened...
These collected tales some taller than others offer revealing glimpses into how and why West Texans are different. Rugged enough to make the harshest ...
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75,83 |
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